§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers were subject to violent assaults in schools in the last year for which records are available. [23497]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information is not collected centrally. However, the number of injuries to teachers involving acts of assault or violence in England, Wales, and Scotland reported to the Health and Safety Executive in 2000–01 was 166.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers were assaulted by(a) pupils and (b) parents in the Buckingham constituency in each year since 1997; and in how many cases a conviction was obtained. [23723]
§ Mr. TimmsThe Department does not hold these data. Buckinghamshire local education authority has informed us that, from 1998 to 31 July 2001, there were 552 assaults on teachers in the county. 541 were by pupils, the majority by pupils in special schools. Eleven were by parents and others. The authority is not aware of any convictions.