§ 33. Mr. Grocottasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will introduce regulations to ban the use of the cane in special schools.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonI am not at present convinced that the introduction of such regulations is the best way of proceeding. I am strongly opposed to corporal punishment and hope to see its disappearance, not just from special schools, but from all maintained schools in this country. Last November I held a series of informal meetings with a number of organisations which had submitted views on corporal punishment in response to a letter issued by my Department in 1977. We are now considering the position in the light of all the views which have been expressed.