§ Clive EffordTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many asylum-seeking children(a) entered and (b) left school in each Government Office region, broken down by (i) age profile and (ii) the first language spoken, at the latest date for which figures are available. [69971]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggInformation on the number of children of asylum seekers in schools is not collected centrally.
The Refugee Council has estimated that there are in the region of 80,000 children of asylum seekers and refugees in schools in the United Kingdom.