Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 October 1996. It was answered by Jonathan Evans (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 October 1996 on behalf of the Welsh Office.

Welsh Office

Question: What provisions exist to assist school children in Wales to combat bullying.

Answer: Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what provisions exist to assist schoolchildren in Wales to combat bullying. [40521] Mr. Jonathan Evans: As part of the Government's commitment to tackling issues of school discipline, we have made available funding of £925,000 under this year's grant for education support and training programme for specific projects aimed at reducing truancy and improving classroom discipline generally. However, primary responsibility for measures to combat and deal with bullying rests with schools themselves supported by local education authorities. All schools should establish their own anti-bullying policy as part of their overall policy on pupil behaviour and discipline. We will be bringing forward a package of measures to improve school discipline in the Education Bill which we will be introducing in the next session of Parliament.

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