§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many foster parents were registered by(a) region and (b) health authority in each of the last five years. [61355]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 17 June 2002]The information available is shown in the table.
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Details of the numbers of approved foster carers taken from the TSP application forms for the five years 1998–99 to 2002–03 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Local authority names Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Halton 61 0 61 57 0 57 68 2 70 Hammersmith and Fulham 65 0 65 155 40 195 188 56 244 Hampshire 670 19 689 910 0 910 750 0 750 Haringey 289 109 398 128 11 139 128 1 1 139 Harrow 86 5 91 160 4 164 119 15 134 Hartlepool 72 1 73 69 3 72 67 0 67 Havering 106 0 106 74 6 80 100 0 100 Herefordshire 162 0 162 138 2 140 143 4 147 Hertfordshire 445 0 445 472 10 482 470 10 480 Hillingdon 67 0 67 76 19 95 97 51 148 Hounslow 132 32 164 72 23 95 42 34 76 Hull 267 18 285 284 18 302 314 4 318 Isle of Wight 190 0 190 110 0 110 115 0 115 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Islington 151 25 176 151 0 151 151 0 151 Kensington and Chelsea 104 0 104 104 0 104 104 0 104 Kent 605 0 605 609 6 615 620 15 635 Kingston Upon Thames 65 1 66 75 0 75 75 0 75 Kirklees 104 1 105 107 1 108 113 0 113 Knowsley 164 0 164 164 0 164 164 0 164 Lambeth 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 130 Lancashire 587 13 600 550 19 569 500 35 535 Leeds 420 0 420 430 0 430 430 0 430 Leicester City 196 0 196 190 0 190 210 0 210 Leicestershire 220 0 220 256 0 256 270 0 270 Lewisham 186 0 186 200 30 230 220 40 260 Lincolnshire 300 60 360 277 3 280 263 3 266 Liverpool 530 1 531 390 0 390 400 400 Luton 169 0 169 110 0 110 91 23 114 Manchester 420 40 460 420 0 420 360 29 389 Medway 160 0 160 165 6 171 165 6 171 Merton 120 1 121 120 1 121 104 3 107 Middlesbrough 110 0 110 70 2 72 77 3 80 Milton Keynes 267 47 314 216 37 253 220 35 255 Newcastle Upon Tyne 230 0 230 203 25 228 270 37 307 Newham 227 25 252 246 29 275 253 22 275 Norfolk 617 0 617 501 1 502 509 10 519 North East Lincolnshire 127 0 127 114 1 115 114 1 115 North Lincolnshire 176 0 176 179 0 179 186 0 186 North Somerset 160 0 160 160 0 160 160 0 160 North Tyneside 140 0 140 185 2 187 135 0 135 North Yorkshire 300 0 300 160 0 160 360 0 360 Northamptonshire 708 28 736 720 28 748 564 0 564 Northumberland 170 0 170 160 2 162 140 2 142 Nottingham 243 25 268 45 25 70 220 15 235 Nottinghamshire 327 0 327 400 0 400 420 13 433 Oldham 143 0 143 141 3 144 144 1 145 Oxfordshire 355 0 355 350 0 350 350 3 353 Peterborough 160 0 160 152 14 166 150 0 150 Plymouth 135 9 144 132 0 132 261 0 261 Poole 64 1 65 64 1 65 75 1 76 Portsmouth 102 6 108 109 9 118 107 7 114 Reading 47 0 47 59 8 67 58 4 62 Redbridge 78 3 81 80 4 84 92 5 97 Redcar and Cleveland 70 0 70 65 0 65 70 0 70 Richmond Upon Thames 52 0 52 46 5 51 45 12 57 Rochdale 73 0 73 76 0 76 81 4 85 Rotherham 245 0 245 120 0 120 133 0 133 Rutland 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Salford 270 0 270 396 0 396 460 10 470 Sandwell 330 6 336 330 6 336 220 6 226 Sefton 214 0 214 221 0 221 236 0 236 Sheffield 390 0 390 650 1 651 650 1 651 Shropshire 232 0 232 227 0 227 205 0 205 Slough 0 0 0 58 3 61 60 7 67 Solihull 79 9 88 111 8 119 60 5 65 Somerset 714 0 714 701 0 701 556 3 559 South Gloucestershire 92 10 102 110 6 116 122 3 125 South Tyneside 142 0 142 142 0 142 142 0 142 Southampton 250 0 250 250 0 250 206 12 218 Southend 87 0 87 97 0 97 150 0 150 Southwark 206 0 206 206 0 206 290 0 290 St. Helens 83 8 91 73 12 85 73 18 91 Staffordshire 327 18 345 365 10 375 367 85 452 Stockport 150 0 150 150 0 150 150 0 150 Stockton 93 0 93 83 0 83 69 5 74 Stoke on Trent 156 1 157 152 2 154 162 1 163 Suffolk 225 0 225 225 0 225 280 0 280 Sunderland 218 0 218 218 0 218 218 0 218 Surrey 264 0 264 229 16 245 256 29 285 Sutton 70 0 70 51 10 61 55 10 65 Swindon 165 0 165 279 0 279 310 0 310 Tameside 122 0 122 130 12 142 120 I 1 131
Details of the numbe rs of approved foster carers taken from the TSP application forms for the five years 1998–99 to 2002–03 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Local authority names Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Thurrock 48 0 48 52 1 53 82 0 82 Torbay 85 0 85 75 0 75 79 0 79 Tower Hamlets 101 0 101 135 0 135 117 0 117 Trafford 69 0 69 67 0 67 81 0 81 Wakefield 286 0 286 280 0 280 235 0 235 Walsall 120 2 122 120 9 129 147 15 162 Waltham Forest 136 15 151 76 11 87 110 15 125 Wandsworth 177 0 177 183 5 188 167 10 177 Warrington 171 0 171 109 0 109 120 0 120 Warwickshire 369 0 369 395 0 395 560 0 560 West Berkshire 0 0 0 49 0 49 54 14 68 West Sussex 453 15 468 500 30 530 500 25 525 Westminster 86 0 86 87 2 89 102 23 125 Wigan 101 0 101 191 0 191 170 4 174 Wiltshire 400 0 400 280 0 280 190 0 190 Windsor and Maidenhead 56 0 56 46 5 51 44 1 45 Wirral 143 0 143 150 0 150 160 0 160 Wokingham 63 0 63 63 0 63 63 0 63 Wolverhampton 210 8 218 202 11 213 184 0 184 Worcestershire 390 2 392 760 12 772 439 16 455 Wrekin 88 0 88 101 3 104 146 10 156 York 80 0 80 55 2 57 57 4 61 Total 29,805 H45 30,650 30,166 1,085 31.251 30,645 1,532 32,177
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2001–02 2002–03 Local authority names Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Barking and Dagenham 46 0 46 75 0 75 Barnet 79 50 129 110 27 137 Barnsley 130 0 130 177 0 177 Bath and North East Somerset 137 6 143 129 10 139 Bedfordshire 157 35 192 174 0 174 Bexley 116 10 126 106 0 106 Birmingham 934 217 1,151 934 217 1,151 Blackburn 66 0 66 87 6 93 Blackpool 101 0 101 111 0 111 Bolton 150 0 150 150 I 151 Bournemouth 80 0 80 80 0 80 Bracknell Forest 71 0 71 45 0 45 Bradford 185 0 185 173 0 173 Brent 103 57 160 146 12 158 Brighton and Hove 225 33 258 289 60 349 Bristol 244 40 284 248 40 288 Bromley 80 158 238 100 60 160 Buckinghamshire 165 10 175 137 10 147 Bury 132 0 132 172 0 172 Calderdale 115 0 115 66 0 66 Cambridgeshire 271 11 282 280 11 291 Camden 85 0 85 130 0 130 Cheshire 714 0 714 762 0 762 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cornwall 351 3 354 334 0 334 Coventry 166 0 166 170 0 170 Croydon 252 30 282 218 0 218 Cumbria 240 6 246 210 0 210 Darlington 49 12 61 51 0 51 Derby City 184 0 184 186 0 186 Derbyshire 455 0 455 455 0 455 Devon 310 26 336 303 30 333 Doncaster 170 0 170 244 0 244 Dorset 256 1 257 251 0 251 Dudley 25 0 25 124 7 131 Durham 215 0 215 225 0 225 Ealing 125 0 125 117 0 117 East Riding of Yorkshire 75 19 94 70 19 89 East Sussex 264 25 289 253 0 253 Enfield 93 0 93 93 0 93 Essex 479 0 479 506 0 506 Gateshead 130 0 130 130 0 130 Gloucestershire 650 140 790 270 0 270 Greenwich 126 65 191 92 0 92 Hackney 170 57 227 0 0 0 Halton 73 0 73 68 0 68 Hammersmith and Fulham 188 60 248 182 54 236 Hampshire 364 0 364 1,100 0 1,100
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2001–02 2002–03 Local authority names Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Haringey 128 11 139 196 35 231 Harrow 74 0 74 70 0 70 Hartlepool 67 0 67 54 1 55 Havering 78 8 86 84 0 84 Herefordshire 145 3 148 156 4 160 Hertfordshire 500 10 510 393 0 393 Hillingdon 97 50 147 103 50 153 Hounslow 43 0 43 48 0 48 Hull 333 0 333 330 22 352 Isle of Wight 120 0 120 155 0 155 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 Islington 109 0 109 93 0 93 Kensington and Chelsea 94 0 94 94 0 94 Kent 685 25 710 800 0 800 Kingston Upon Thames 75 0 75 73 0 73 Kirklees 120 3 123 143 5 148 Knowsley 164 0 164 160 0 160 Lambeth 119 157 276 130 0 130 Lancashire 500 35 535 520 0 520 Leeds 385 0 385 380 0 380 Leicester City 235 3 238 250 0 250 Leicestershire 274 0 274 251 0 251 Lewisham 152 31 183 143 0 143 Lincolnshire 291 0 291 288 0 288 Liverpool 350 0 350 412 0 412 Luton 109 0 109 118 0 118 Manchester 401 21 422 401 0 401 Medway 170 6 176 170 6 176 Merton 90 3 93 113 0 113 Middlesbrough 86 11 97 99 9 108 Milton Keynes 192 0 192 207 0 207 Newcastle Upon Tyne 321 19 340 290 28 318 Newham 288 70 358 237 40 277 Norfolk 882 30 912 872 47 919 North East Lincolnshire 110 11 121 146 9 155 North Lincolnshire 136 0 136 142 0 142 North Somerset 92 0 93 160 0 160 North Tyneside 140 0 140 155 0 155 North Yorkshire 360 0 360 178 15 193 Northamptonshire 576 0 576 580 0 580 Northumberland 172 2 174 172 2 174 Nottingham 195 17 212 227 0 227 Nottinghamshire 415 19 434 415 19 434 Oldham 117 0 117 118 28 146 Oxfordshire 350 0 350 330 13 343 Peterborough 130 0 130 145 0 145 Plymouth 270 0 270 260 0 260 Poole 77 4 81 91 4 95 Portsmouth 107 0 107 108 0 108 Reading 64 4 68 70 0 70 Redbridge 92 4 96 99 1 100 Redcar and Cleveland 70 0 70 61 0 61 Richmond Upon Thames 56 7 63 42 0 42 Rochdale 126 7 133 100 21 121 Rotherham 120 0 120 154 0 154 Rutland 3 0 3 3 0 3 Salford 439 50 489 441 52 493 Sandwell 220 0 220 310 0 310 Sefton 233 0 233 130 0 130 Sheffield 388 0 388 334 24 358 Shropshire 207 0 207 113 0 113 Slough 48 8 56 29 0 29 Solihull 71 0 71 59 0 59 Somerset 704 0 704 628 2 630 South Gloucestershire 121 3 124 125 3 128 South Tyneside 97 15 112 61 0 61 Southampton 205 10 215 205 10 215 Southend 195 0 195 105 0 105 Southwark 210 30 240 170 0 170 St. Helens 75 16 91 90 0 90 Staffordshire 478 0 478 360 0 360 Stockport 192 84 276 189 86 275 Stockton 73 9 82 0 0 0 Stoke on Trent 170 7 177 178 32 210 Suffolk 350 0 350 350 0 350 Sunderland 238 0 238 301 0 301 Surrey 212 37 249 307 0 307 Sutton 63 21 84 67 9 76 Swindon 259 0 259 189 0 189
2001–02 2002–03 Local authority names Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Directly contracted by local council Contracted via independent agency Total number of foster carers Tameside 98 7 105 102 0 102 Thurrock 82 0 82 56 0 56 Torbay 133 0 133 126 0 126 Tower Hamlets 109 0 109 200 0 200 Trafford 84 4 88 90 21 111 Wakefield 240 0 240 245 0 245 Walsall 180 13 193 142 0 142 Waltham Forest 76 3 79 83 5 88 Wandsworth 157 3 160 0 0 0 Warrington 93 0 93 180 0 180 Warwickshire 573 0 573 516 0 516 West Berkshire 52 15 67 73 14 87 West Sussex 463 17 480 463 0 463 Westminster 102 23 125 110 0 110 Wigan 170 4 174 65 0 65 Wiltshire 250 0 250 240 0 240 Windsor and Maidenhead 37 0 37 38 0 38 Wirral 196 0 196 240 0 240 Wokingham 28 0 28 28 0 28 Wolverhampton 170 0 170 160 0 160 Worcestershire 219 0 329 281 0 281 Wrekin 95 0 95 181 19 200 York 125 2 127 71 6 77 Total 30,342 2,023 32.365 30,353 1,206 31,559