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Physical Education
Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of children aged five to 16-years-old in the East Riding of Yorkshire take part in at least two hours of high-quality physical education and school sport each week; and if he will make a statement. [84655]
Jim Knight: Data from the 2004/05 survey of schools in school sport partnerships found that 80 per cent. of five to 16-year-olds in East Riding of Yorkshire took part in at least two hours-high-quality PE and school sport each week.
School Attendance
Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the rate of school attendance was in the East Riding of Yorkshire for 11 to 16 year olds in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [84656]
Jim Knight: Figures for the proportion of half days missed due to absence in maintained mainstream secondary schools in East Riding of Yorkshire local authority are given in the following table:
| Percentage of half days missed in maintained mainstream secondary schools( 1) in East Riding of Yorkshire local authority due to absence( 2, 3) | ||
| Percentage | ||
| Authorised Absence | Unauthorised Absence | |
| (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2 )Due to local government reorganisation, regional figures are not available prior to 1998. (3 )Local authority figures are only available to 1 decimal place prior to 20001-02. | ||
Authorised absence is absence with permission from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes instances of absence for which a satisfactory explanation has been provided (for example, illness).
Unauthorised absence is absence without leave from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes all unexplained or unjustified absences, such as lateness, holidays during term time not authorised by the school, absence where reason is not yet established and truancy.
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the rate of school attendance was in Lancashire for 11 to 16 year olds in each year since 1997. [81797]
Jim Knight: Figures for the proportion of half days missed due to absence in maintained mainstream secondary schools in Lancashire local authority are given in the following table
| Percentage of half days missed in Maintained Mainstream Secondary Schools( 1) in Lancashire Local Authority due to absence( 2,3) | ||
| Authorised absence | Unauthorised absence | |
| (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Due to local government reorganisation, regional figures are not available prior to 1998. (3 )Local authority figures are only available to 1 decimal place prior to 20001-02. | ||
Authorised absence is absence with permission from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes instances of absence for which a satisfactory explanation has been provided (for example, illness).
Unauthorised absence is absence without leave from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes all unexplained or unjustified absences, such as lateness, holidays during term time not authorised by the school, absence where reason is not yet established and truancy.
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of half days were missed due to unauthorised absence in maintained schools in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset county and (c) the South West in each year since 1997. [83392]
Jim Knight: The percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in maintained mainstream schools in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset local authority and (c) the South West Government office region in each year since 1997-98 is as follows:
| Percentage of half days missed in Maintained Mainstream Primary Schools( 1) due to unauthorised absence( 2, 3) | |||
| Percentage | |||
| Yeovil constituency | Somerset local authority | South West Government office region | |
Unauthorised absence is absence without leave from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes all unexplained or unjustified absences, such as lateness, holidays during term time not authorised by the school, absence where reason is not yet established and truancy.
School Closures
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have closed in (i) rural and (ii) non-rural areas in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [84636]
Jim Knight: Local authorities are responsible for balancing the supply and demand of places in their areas to ensure schools serve the needs of their local communities and provide good quality education in the most cost effective way. As part of this, they need to determine the numbers of schools they need, taking into account the views and aspirations of parents and other stakeholders. Since February 1998 there has been a presumption against the closure of rural schools. Although this does not mean that no rural school will ever close, the case for closure needs to be strong and clearly in the best interests of education provision in the area.
The numbers of primary and secondary schools that have closed in rural and urban areas each year since 1997 are listed in the following table.
| Urban | Rural( 1) | |||
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | |
| (1) The rural figures exclude amalgamations where two schools have been replaced by one new school on the same site. (2) The 2006 figures include schools that have been approved for closure during the current calendar year. | ||||
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