§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many incidents of violence were recorded(a) against NHS staff, (b) against school staff and (c) in total; and if he will make a statement. [71862]
§ Mr. BoatengThe information requested for NHS and schools staff is not collected centrally. The total numbers of violent crimes notified to the Home Office in the last three financial years, which includes offences of violence against the person, robbery and sexual offences, are as follows:
Number of offences 1995–96 319,675 1996–97 348,032 1997–98 352,873