§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many exclusions from schools relating to drug-related incidents there were in(a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Staffordshire in the last three years. [7343]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information requested on drug related exclusions in respect of England is not collected centrally.
The latest permanent exclusions data were published on 19 July in a Statistical First Release 'Permanent Exclusions from Schools, England 1999–2000 (final)', copies of which are available from the Library, or alternatively can be accessed from the Department for Education and Skills statistical website www.dfes.gov.uk/statistics.
Exclusions in Scotland and Wales are a devolved matter and therefore matters for the Scottish Executive and National Assembly for Wales respectively.