To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils were stopped on school premises for being in possession of (a) alcohol and (b) drugs in the most recent year for which figures are available. (179406)

The requested information is not collected centrally.

Information on the number of exclusions (permanent and fixed period) from schools by reason for exclusion (which includes the category ‘drug and alcohol related’) has been placed in the Library.