§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proposals he has for road and rail improvements in the Mid-Wales area to facilitate the transport of
Local Education Authority Date Percentage absence rate Clwyd … Week commencing 24th November 1975 (Primary) … 6.3℅ … (Secondary) … 9.9℅ Dyfed … Spring term 1976 (Primary) … 8.0℅ … (Secondary) … 13.00℅ Gwent … Spring term 1977 … 10.50℅ Mid Glamorgan … Spring term 1977 … 15.5℅ Powys … 14th February 1977 (Secondary only) … 8.10℅ South Glamorgan … June 1977 … 10.36℅ West Glamorgan … Year ending July 1975 … 13.33℅ Information for Gwynedd is not available.
The school attendance unit of the Welsh Education Office is consulting with LEAs on improved arrangements for obtaining up-to-date and comparable data on attendance.