§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what response he has had from Scottish local education authorities in reply to the request he submitted to them to abolish corporal punishment in schools.
§ Mr. Allan StewartI understand that of the 12 education authorities in Scotland six have completed the process of abolition and a seventh expects to do so by the end of this school session. Of the remainder, three authorities have abolished corporal punishment in all but secondary schools, one authority has decided to retain corporal punishment in all its schools and one authority has yet to reach a decision on this matter.