§ Mr. Heddleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will examine the incidence of truancy in (a) grammar schools and (b) comprehensive schools; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DunnI am not convinced that the cost of a national survey on these lines would be justified; but each local education authority should keep a constant watch on attendance figures to see how the whole range of its policies may be affecting attendance rates.