§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many unauthorised absences there were in(a) state primary schools and (b) state secondary schools, broken down by each local education authority in England for each year since 1997. [42225]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisThe number of half days missed due to unauthorised absences in(a) maintained primary schools and (b) maintained secondary schools by each local education authority in England since 1997 are shown in the table, copies of which have been placed in the Library.