HC Deb 20 March 2002 vol 382 cc338-9W
Mr. Moss

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many unauthorised absences there were(a) in absolute terms and (b) as a proportion of all absences, in (i) secondary and (ii) primary schools, broken down by local authority since 1997–98. [43301]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

Tables showing the half days missed due to unauthorised absences in(a) absolute terms and (b) as a proportion of all absences in (i) maintained secondary schools and (ii) maintained primary schools by each local education authority in England since 1997–98 have been placed in the Library.