§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what statistics are kept on the number of assaults taking place in schools in(a) Scotland as a whole, (b) Tayside region and (c) Dundee district authority area; and if he will give the number of assaults on (i) teachers and (ii) pupils per year since 1979 in each of these geographical areas.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation on the number of assaults taking place in schools is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the numbers of prosecutions taking place in each year since 1979 for assaults on teachers and pupils in Scottish schools.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI regret that the information requested is not available.