§ Ms Dari TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children of(a) three years and under and (b) over three years were placed in a foster home in each of the last three years in (i) Stockton, (ii) Teesside and (iii) nationally. [160878]
§ Yvette CooperThe information requested is given in the table.
Estimated number of children1 in foster care by age and selected local authority, at 31 arch 1998–2000 Age at 31 March 1998 1999 2000 Under three years and over Stockton on Tees 13 28 25 Teesside2 76 92 104 England 5,800 6,000 6,300 Over three years Stockton on Tees 81 96 101 Teesside2 288 322 336 England 29,200 30,200 31,600 All ages Stockton on Tees 94 124 126 Teesside2 364 414 440 England 5,000 36,200 37,900 1 Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements. 2 For the purpose of this table Teesside is defined as being four local authorities: Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees.