To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools have commenced and subsequently withdrawn schemes for fingerprinting children in the last three years. (109814)

The Department keeps no records of individual schools which may have commenced or withdrawn schemes for fingerprinting children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which schools in Castle Point (a) fingerprint and (b) have previously fingerprinted school children for administrative purposes. (109818)

The Department keeps no records of schools which fingerprint or have previously fingerprinted school children for administrative purposes.