HC Deb 27 January 1976 vol 904 cc129-31W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the local authorities where corporal punishment is not permitted in schools.

Miss Joan Lestor

Of local education authorities in England, one—the Inner London Education Authority—forbids the use of corporal punishment in county primary schools and another nine—Buckinghamshire, Durham, Gateshead, Hillingdon, Kingston, Northumberland, Sutton, Walsall and Wiltshire—have rules forbidding the corporal punishment of infant pupils.

Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the teacher training colleges which include the selection, administration and application of corporal punishment as part of the curriculum.

Mr. Mulley

I regret that this information is not available and could be obtained only by a special survey of some 160 colleges and polytechnic departments of education and 28 university departments of education. In present circumstances I do not consider the cost would be justified.