§ Mr. RuaneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in each region of the United Kingdom are on the Child Protection Register. [141676]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 11 December 2000]: The information requested, as at 31 March 2000, is shown in the table.
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Region Number as at 31 March 2000 North East England 2,106 North West England 2,798 Merseyside 1,251 Yorkshire and Humberside 3,388 East Midlands 3,135 West Midlands 3,598
Region Number as at 31 March 2000 South West England 2,487 London 4,809 East England 2,885 South East England 3,833 Wales 2,416 Scotland 12,361 Northern Ireland 21,483 1 As at 31 March 1999 2 As at 31 March 1998