HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 cc745-6W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children have been excluded from school in the constituency of Portsmouth, South in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [35445]

Mr. Timms

The information requested is shown in the table:

Permanent exclusions from primary, secondary and special schools in the Parliamentary constituency of Portsmouth, South
Acadamic Year
1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
Portsmouth, South
Number of permanent exclusions 48 26 19 9
Percentage of school population1 0.40 0.22 0.15 0.07
England
Number of permanent exclusions 12,668 12,298 10,438 8,323
Percentage of school population1 0.17 0.16 0.14 0.11
1 Number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of full and part-time pupils of all ages (excluding dually registered pupils in special schools) in January each year.

Source:

Annual Schools Census

Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children have been statemented as having special needs in the constituency of Portsmouth, South in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. [35446]

Mr. Timms

The information requested is shown in the table:

Number of pupils with statements of special educational needs in schools in the constituency of Portsmouth, South1 (position at January each year)
2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
Pupils with statements of SEN 207 216 225 225 229
Percentage of pupils with statements 1.66 1.74 1.83 1.87 1.93
Total pupils 12,437 12,380 12,288 12,010 11,877
1 Includes maintained primary and secondary schools and all maintained special schools

Source:

Annual Schools' Census