§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many children were in care in each county in Wales for 1971 and for each of the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information requested is as follows:
1971 Anglesey County Council 56 Breconshire County Council 40 Caernarvon County Council 164 Cardiganshire County Council 51 Carmarthenshire County Council 132 Denbighshire County Council 229 Flintshire County Council 186 Glamorgan County Council 1,060 Merioneth County Council 39 Monmouth County Council 387 Montgomery County Council 20 Pembrokeshire County Council 81 Radnorshire County Council 15 Cardiff Council Borough Council 720 Merthyr Council Borough Council 74 Newport Council Borough Council 281 Swansea Council Borough Council 177
1979 1980 1981 Clwyd 581 594 523 Dyfed 356 339 334 Gwent 739 717 701 Powys 76 86 94 Gwynedd 313 302 272 Mid Glamorgan 1,082 1,075 1,030 South Glamorgan 1,044 1,036 975 West Glamorgan 691 712 699
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the cost of supporting children in care in each county in Wales for each of the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information requested is available in "Personal Social Services Statistics" published annually by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, copies of which are available in the Library.
Actual expenditure data are available for 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81 and estimated data for 1981–82 and 1982–83.