Written question asked by Lord McCabe (Labour) on Thursday, 13 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 April 2017. It was answered by Edward Timpson (Conservative) on Friday, 21 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.
Pupils: Dental Health
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of school days lost as a result of children's dental problems in each of the last five school years.
- Answer
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The Department does not hold data on absence due to children's dental problems. Figures for absence by reason, including authorised absence for illness and medical/dental appointments, are published in “Pupil absence in schools in England: 2015 to 2016”, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england-2015-to-2016
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 70857
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Pupils Sick leave Dental health
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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