To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of appeals against permanent exclusion have been upheld in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area. (240639)

[holding answer 8 December 2008]: The requested information has been placed in the Library.

This shows the number and percentage of appeals against permanent exclusion which were decided in favour of the school for each local authority for the years 2004-05 to 2006-07.