§ Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Wales, what are the latest estimates of truancy and absenteeism in primary and secondary schools in Wales.
Type of provision % of age group (ages at 31.12.78) 2 3 4 Nursery Full time … … … … … 0.1 1.4 2.8 Part time … … … … … * 4.8 2.5 Primary Full time … … … … … 0.3 7.7 64.0 Part time … … … … … 0.7 20.0 7.9 Special Fulltime … … … … … — 0.1 0.2 Part time … … … … … — — * Independent† Fulltime … … … … … — 0.4 1.0 Part time … … … … … * 0.1 * *less than 0.1% †at 19 January 1978, ages at 31.12.77