HC Deb 21 May 2002 vol 386 c276W
Mr. Sheerman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many parents have been prosecuted in each of the last 10 years for failing to send their children to school; and what the average fine was for parents who have been successfully prosecuted and fined. [57505]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Mr. Turner) on 7 May 2002,Official Report, column 90W.