Home Education
Children, Schools and Families
Written answers and statements, 23 April 2008
Michael Gove (Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Children, Schools and Families; Surrey Heath, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the number of children under the age of 16 years who were home educated in each year since 1997.
Jim Knight (Minister of State (Schools and Learners), Department for Children, Schools and Families; South Dorset, Labour)
We have made no estimate of the numbers of children under the age of 16 who were home educated in each of the years since 1997.