HC Deb 27 November 2000 vol 357 c468W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many unaccompanied children seeking asylum were assessed under(a) section 17 and (b) section 20 of the Children Act 1989 in each of the last three years for which data exist. [139598]

Mr. Hutton

Information on the legal basis for support and care provided to unaccompanied asylum seeking children by local authorities under the Children Act 1989 is not held centrally.