§ Sir Graham BrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many school days were lost by children as a result of asthma in the last year for which figures are available. [39558]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThis information is not collected centrally. Information on levels of authorised and unauthorised absence is collected annually in respect of all day pupils of compulsory school age, but schools are not required to break their authorised absence totals down by cause of absence.