§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list, by region, the number of children excluded from school in each year for which figures are available. [8068]
§ Mr. ForthFigures on permanent exclusions by region are available for the first time for the school year 1994–95. They are as follows:
Number North 654 Yorkshire and Humberside 953 North West 1,512 East Midlands 855 West Midlands 1,287 East Anglia 336 Greater London 2,064 Other South East 2,132 South West 876 Total 10,669 The Department will be collecting comprehensive figures for permanent exclusions in the school year 1995–96 as part of the annual schools census in January. These figures will be available later in 1997.