§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children are at present in temporary foster homes into which they were placed by the local authority.
§ Mr. MoyleInformation is not collected in the form requested. There were 31.5 thousand children in the care of local authorities in England at 31st March 1976 who were boarded out under the boarding out regulations. This figure includes short term placements. Figures relating to 1977 are not yet available.