§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what action she is taking to ensure that mentally handicapped children who are placed by a local authority in a foster home or residential home, but who have not been received into care by that authority, obtain the same degree of supervision by that authority as children in care; and if she will make a statement.
§ Dr. OwenThe report "Mentally Handicapped Children in Residential Care" included such a recommendation. Copies of the report have been sent to250W local authorities and they have been asked to consider its conclusions in relation to their own arrangements for residential accommodation.
§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much has been paid out in financial aid in England and Wales under Section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 for each year since 1965.
§ Dr. OwenExpenditure under Section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 is not separately identifiable in the returns received from local authorities. From 1972–73, however, those returns have shown expenditure on preventive and supportive services which has largely been expenditure under this section. The figures for England and Wales were:
1972–73 … £1.5 million 1973–74 … £2.5 million 1974–75 … £3.5 million (provisional) Information is not available for earlier years.