§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list by local education authority for each of the last five years the number of(a) primary and (b) secondary pupils who have been permanently excluded from school to attend pupil referral units; [41317]
(2) if he will list by local education authority for each of the last five years the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils who are receiving home tuition after being permanently excluded from school and (i) the average, (ii) the most and (iii) the least tuition hours provided [41319]
§ Mr. RichardsThis information is not collected centrally at present. Consideration is, however, being given to the introduction of monitoring arrangements for the collection of such data.
§ Mr. GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by local education authority the number of pupils in each of the last five years who have been permanently excluded from(a) LEA-maintained schools and (b) grant-maintained schools; and what percentage of the school population this represents in each case. [41308]
§ Mr. RichardsI refer the hon. member to my reply of 19 July 1995 to the hon. Member for Darlington, (Mr. Milburn)Official Report, columns 1403–4.