§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the latest truancy figures for 13, 14, 15, and 16-year-olds in Wirral schools; and how these compare with the national truancy figures.
§ Mr. ArmstrongInformation from the school absence survey made on 17th January 1974 was not analysed by the new education authority areas, and no analysis was made for the former local education authority areas by age of pupils; detailed comparisons between areas could be misleading because local circumstances may have influenced the position on the day the survey was made.