§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many statemented pupils were excluded from school on a(a) permanent basis and (b) temporary basis in (i) Durham and (ii) England. [16258]
§ Mr. TimmsThe number of statemented pupils permanently excluded from maintained primary, maintained secondary and special schools in Durham LEA and England in the school year 1999–2000 were 19 and 1,494 respectively.
The number of statemented pupils who received fixed term exclusions in Durham local education authority in the school year 1999–2000 was 277.
This represents 16 per cent. of the total number of pupils excluded for a fixed term and 0.38 per cent. of the total school population in Durham.
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many, and what percentage, of pupils at(a) Key Stage 1 and (b) Key Stage 2 in Durham are statemented. [16256]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe number of statemented pupils in Durham local education authority at Key Stages 1 and 2 has been estimated at 300 and 780, respectively in 2001.