§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average cost of providing(a) local authority accommodation and (b) a foster care place for one child per year. [8752]
§ Mr. BoatengThe latest available information on gross expenditure on residential accommodation and foster care for children, by local authorities in 1994–95, was published via the "Key Indicators 1997 Graphical System", copies of which are available in the Library. The figures for England were £1,151 and £157 per week, or about £60,000 and £8,200 per year for residential and foster placements respectively.