§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children have been placed in foster families broken down by(a)region and (b)health authority in each of the last five years. [61354]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 17 June 2002]:The data available are shown in the table. The table shows the number of looked-after children who started one or more periods of foster care during the year.
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Number of looked after children who started one or more periods of foster care during the years ending 31 March 1997 to 2001 England Number Year endinig 31 March 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 England 32,900 33,300 2,400 32,700 29,800 North East 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,800 Shire counties Durham 300 270 300 305 160 Northumberland 210 230 215 220 175 1097W
Number of looked after children who started one or more periods of foster care during the years ending 31 March 1997 to 2001 England Number Year ending 31 March 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Unitary authorities Darlington 55 55 85 60 95 Hartlepool 70 75 105 100 120 Middlesbrough 100 120 100 110 140 Redcar and Cleveland 135 115 145 115 115 Stockton on Tees 115 130 130 115 90 Metropolitan districts Gateshead 110 155 145 90 145 Newcastle upon Tyne 265 280 310 335 285 North Tyneside 255 190 175 195 210 South Tyneside 100 95 125 85 — Sunderland 250 255 180 230 155 North West 3,900 4,000 3,900 3,800 3,300 Shire counties Cheshire 330 370 405 375 275 Cumbria 270 295 350 325 300 Lancashire 815 800 675 585 605 Unitary authorities Blackburn and Darwen 150 105 80 95 120 Blackpool 185 190 190 180 205 Halton 115 130 155 160 125 Warrington 110 135 100 90 45 Metropolitan districts Bolton 160 190 155 190 155 Bury 110 75 90 90 75 Manchester 780 775 775 745 585 Oldham 110 135 165 130 110 Rochdale 105 150 145 125 55 Salford 200 180 160 210 180 Stockport 110 130 115 110 100 Tameside 150 140 120 120 150 Trafford 70 90 85 100 90 Wigan 165 155 170 210 145 Merseyside 900 1,000 1,100 1,100 900 Metropolitan districts Knowsley 145 125 120 145 190 Liverpool 445 450 530 550 450 Sefton 80 105 105 110 80 St. Helens 65 80 90 70 80 Wirral 205 230 205 175 145 Yorkshire and Humberside 3,700 3,800 3,500 3,400 3.100 Shire counties North Yorkshire 305 275 210 200 215 Unitary authorities East Riding of Yorkshire 110 120 110 145 85 Kingston upon Hull 395 420 325 285 270 North East Lines 170 155 120 140 150 North Lincolnshire 115 100 125 75 50 York 100 80 75 95 105 Metropolitan districts Barnsley 135 150 150 120 115 Bradford 470 425 405 370 320 Calderdale 120 145 150 95 95 Doncaster 230 165 235 220 175 Kirklees 155 170 140 180 140 Leeds 600 675 625 645 585 Rotherham 185 205 210 170 195 Sheffield 335 430 400 400 440 Wakefield 320 315 265 245 125 East Midlands 2,400 2,700 2,600 2,500 2,400 Shire counties Derbyshire 315 290 315 385 365 Leicestershire 165 175 240 275 220 Lincolnshire 365 305 290 275 275 Northamptonshire 410 450 415 400 310 Nottinghamshire 330 385 385 410 415 1098W
Number of looked after children who started one or more periods of foster care during the years ending 31 March 1997 to 2001 England Number Year ending 31 March 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Unitary authorities Derby 235 205 165 160 155 Leicester 240 410 425 345 405 Nottingham 355 425 385 280 285 West Midlands 3,700 3,900 3,600 3,700 3,200 Shire counties Shropshire 140 90 90 135 110 Staffordshire 290 260 260 280 255 Warwickshire 330 395 310 330 245 Worcestershire 300 285 320 385 295 Unitary authorities Herefordshire 130 120 130 75 80 Stoke-on-Trent 105 180 155 165 195 Telford and Wrekin 130 70 90 75 100 Metropolitan districts Birmingham 930 1,085 865 880 820 Coventry 205 195 165 220 145 Dudley 170 150 195 235 140 Sandwell 335 375 370 295 225 Solihull 165 150 130 130 105 Walsall 235 295 300 305 290 Wolverhampton 240 200 190 175 175 South West 3,800 3,500 3,200 3,300 2,900 Shire counties Cornwall 590 580 545 485 375 Devon 470 405 410 450 385 Dorset 285 280 200 160 140 Gloucestershire 280 280 290 310 280 Somerset 345 300 285 285 305 Wiltshire 280 285 245 230 165 Unitary authorities Bath and North East Somerset 85 85 65 100 65 Bournemouth 160 175 145 145 150 Bristol 345 320 275 260 270 North Somerset 150 160 135 135 135 Plymouth 300 185 140 250 225 Poole 100 125 90 125 100 South Gloucestershire 90 70 95 85 85 Swindon 195 155 130 155 160 Torbay 115 120 135 105 90 Eastern 3,400 3,300 3,100 3,400 2,900 Shire counties Bedfordshire 225 195 180 180 190 Cambridgeshire 325 385 345 285 185 Essex 795 665 670 860 695 Hertfordshire 445 450 425 370 340 Norfolk 480 435 520 490 450 Suffolk 400 415 370 380 360 Unitary authorities Luton 180 150 180 210 200 Peterborough 215 290 180 285 185 Southend 190 215 175 185 165 Thurrock 110 90 80 150 120 London 5,000 5,100 5.300 5,400 5,300 Inner London Camden 155 185 230 220 190 Greenwich 135 140 225 275 240 Hackney 285 280 260 220 205 Hammersmith and Fulham 135 175 155 200 270 Islington 140 135 160 185 120 Kensington and Chelsea 75 105 95 70 100 Lambeth 295 260 280 245 265 Lewisham 250 300 220 270 205 Southwark 335 345 270 265 260 Tower Hamlets 245 100 120 125 115 Wandsworth 205 195 190 185 240 Westminster 135 145 145 140 140
Number of looked after children who started one or more periods of foster care during the years ending 31 March 1997 to 2001 England Number Year ending 31 March 1997 1998 /999 2000 2001 Outer London Barking and Dagenham 65 95 115 135 155 Barnet 95 120 170 150 200 Bexley 120 140 165 150 140 Brent 220 220 215 215 245 Bromley 115 155 130 110 70 Croydon 235 135 165 170 175 Ealing 125 130 195 215 215 Enfield 85 100 120 90 125 Haringey 175 165 210 205 255 Harrow 75 95 100 140 95 Havering 85 75 105 125 80 Hillingdon 150 110 140 230 250 Hounslow 155 160 115 150 150 Kingston upon Thames 60 60 65 40 65 Merton 120 145 150 150 85 Newham 255 340 385 320 305 Redbridge 185 190 140 110 70 Richmond upon Thames 80 50 80 80 55 Sutton 95 60 90 85 80 Waltham Forest 155 190 110 155 130 South East 4,200 4,100 4,100 4,200 4,200 Shire counties Buckinghamshire 135 115 130 165 130 East Sussex 365 250 300 280 300 Hampshire 410 435 460 505 465 Kent 875 995 1,090 1,060 1,105 Oxfordshire 245 180 245 200 225 Surrey 255 210 265 255 280 West Sussex 455 500 370 545 440 Unitary authorities Bracknell Forest 40 40 30 35 35 Brighton and Hove 355 340 265 220 200 Isle of Wight 140 155 135 155 90 Medway Towns 155 170 165 135 150 Milton Keynes 125 175 150 ' ' West Berkshire 70 40 50 55 65 Portsmouth 115 125 105 95 150 Reading 95 75 30 30 45 Slough 65 30 55 55 35 Southampton 180 195 190 235 240 Windsor and Maidenhead 50 35 20 35 45 Wokingham 25 30 40 40 45 Not available. Notes:
1. The table excludes children looked after under a series of short term placements.
2. All local council figures have been rounded to the nearest five.
3. Data for three local councils, Rutland, City of London and Isles of Scilly, have been suppressed for reasons of confidentiality. All regional and England figures include estimates for missing data and have been rounded to the nearest 100.