§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children of school age are being educated at home in(a) England, (b) East Sussex and (e) Eastbourne. [75151]
§ Mr. MilibandThe available figures record for each Local Education Authority the number of pupils not in school and being otherwise educated. This includes, but does not separately identify pupils taught at home, traveller children, asylum seekers at Further Education colleges or with voluntary providers. The figures show that in January 2002, 263 pupils were not in school but were being educated otherwise in East Sussex Local Education Authority. The corresponding figure for England is 18,969.