§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many unauthorised absences there were from schools(a) nationally and (b) in the Buckingham constituency in each year since 1997. [23722]
England Buckingham Year Number Primary Percentage Number Secondary Percentage Number Primary Percentage Number Secondary Percentage 1996–97 5,214,716 0.5 8,464,617 1.0 1,265 0.1 1,589 0.2 1997–98 5,436,843 0.5 9,111,510 1.1 1,766 0.1 2,703 0.3 1998–99 5,575,015 0.5 9,395,441 1.1 874 0.0 2,288 0.3 1999–2000 5,228,644 0.5 9,165,319 1.0 885 0.0 5,210 0.5 2000–01 5,356,096 0.5 9,430,735 1.1 1,856 0.1 5,963 0.6