HC Deb 28 January 1971 vol 810 c192W
Mrs. Hart

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children were taken into care in each of the last five years.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

The figures for 1970 are not yet available. The numbers of children received into care by local authorities in Scotland in each of the previous five years were as follows:

Year ending 30th November:
1965 … … … … 6,875
1966 … … … … 6,975
1967 … … … … 7,044
1968 … … … … 6,927
1969 … … … … 6,764