§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the extent to which corporal punishment in schools is permitted in other countries; and if he will present such information as he has, by country, in tabular form.
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§ Mr. Chris PattenComplete information is not available. I understand that the use of corporal punishment is allowed in schools in a number of Commonwealth countries and in many parts of the United States, and that, in general, it is not used in schools in Western or Eastern Europe or the USSR, China and Japan.