§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many(a) secondary and (b) primary school children have been permanently excluded in each of the last five years; [35846]
(2) how many (a) secondary and (b) primary school children have been permanently excluded in each local education authority in each of the last five years and as a proportion of the total school roll. [35842]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe information sought is not at present held centrally. However, under the terms of a circular issued by the Scottish Office Education Department, education authorities are to collect and provide information on exclusions on a school by school basis for school year 1994–95, and subsequent years, as part of the annual exercise to collect statistics on attendance and absence.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) secondary and (b) primary school children who have been permanently excluded have received tuition (i) at home and (ii) in a pupil referral unit in each of the past five years. [35839]
§ Mr. RobertsonThe information sought is not held centrally.