§ Ms BuckTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the permanent exclusion rate(a) per 1,000 pupils, (b) per 1,000 white pupils and (c) per 1,000 black pupils in each local education authority in (i) 1996–97, (ii) 1997–98 and (iii) 1998–99. [116075]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe information requested is available in tables, copies of which have been placed in the Library. Information on permanent exclusions for the academic year 1998–99 is currently being collected and national estimates are expected to be published in a Statistical First Release in May.