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