HC Deb 26 June 1992 vol 210 cc337-8W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children between the ages and five and 16 receive their education outside school; and what percentage of the total five to 16-year-olds population this figure represents.

Mr. Forth

In January 1991, some 6,000 children aged five to 15 were receiving education in England otherwise than at school under arrangements made by local education authorities. This represents less than 0.1 per cent. of the total population aged five to 15.