§ Mrs. Peacockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will detail the incidences of serious physical attacks on National Health Service nursing staff for each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HayhoeI regret that this information is not held centrally. The Government are concerned about the level of crime in public life generally and a working party of the Health Services Advisory Committee of which officers of my Department are members is currently looking into the question of violence in the National Health Service. They are conducting a survey in a sample of health districts.
I look forward to considering the working party's report which is expected early next year.