§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the level of the number of children in care in the Cleveland County area in each of the past three years; and how this compares with the national average.
§ Dr. OwenAt 31st March 1975, the latest date for which the information is available, 1,759 children were in care of Cleveland County—a rate of 9.6 per thousand children under the age of 18; the comparable rate for England was 7.3. Cleveland County was first established on 1st April 1974.