HC Deb 15 April 1991 vol 189 cc35-6W
Miss Lestor

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many children in Wales were received into local authority care where the specific cause was family homelessness, in every year since 1979 until the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

The number of children received into care in Wales for the years ending 31 March 1979 to 31 March 1990, where the specific cause was that their family was homeless, is given in the following table:

During year ending 31 March Due to Homelessness
1979 50
1980 47
1981 34
1982 35
1983 16
1984 15
1985 25
1986 10
1987 20
1988 14
1989 5
1990 18