HL Deb 06 February 1973 vol 338 c1046WA

BARONESS WOOTTON or ABINGER asked Her Majesty's Government:

In which of the countries that are members of the E.E.C. (other than the United Kingdom) is corporal punishment permitted in schools and/or children's homes.

BARONESS TWEEDSMUIR OF BELHELVIE

The legal position is often complex, but the following table broadly summarises the information available: