To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was paid in attendance allowances to members of school governing bodies in England and Wales in each of the last 10 municipal years; and how much he estimates will be allocated in the current municipal year. [118746]

Although Governing Bodies have the power to set up schemes to pay governors for any expenditure necessarily incurred to enable them to carry out their governor duties, there is no provision to pay attendance allowances.