HC Deb 08 November 1988 vol 140 c118W
16. Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list for each local education authority the figures for truancy for children in secondary schools; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Butcher

This information is not available centrally. Under the Education Acts, responsibility for taking action on truancy rests with local education authorities.