§ David BurnsideTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the(a) cost, (b) number and (c) results of pupil behavioural surveys carried out in each education board area in the last year [166715]
§ Mr. GardinerThe information requested is not available in that form. However, each Education and Library Board does submit an annual statistical return 577W to the Department of Education giving details of the total number of pupils who have been suspended or expelled. The statistics for the 2002/03 school year are as follows:
Number of Pupils Suspended 5,320 Number of Pupils Expelled 70 In addition the Belfast Education and Library Board has recently published the findings of its "Behaviour in a Learning City—Best Value Review of the Provision of Behaviour Support".