HC Deb 18 December 1995 vol 268 c946W
Mr. Milburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many assaults on national health service staff have been reported to his Department in each of the last five years. [6915]

(2) what information his Department collects on assaults against staff. [6917]

Mr. Horam

Only a very small number of assaults on national health service staff are reported to the Department each year, as this is primarily a local management matter.