§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when he plans to introduce legislation to outlaw the use of(a) the cane and (b) other forms of corporal punishment in independent schools; and if he will make a statement. [94579]
§ Jacqui SmithFrom this September, Section 131 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 outlawed corporal punishment for all pupils in maintained and non-maintained schools, and for children receiving nursery education.