§ Julie MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of children taken into care in each of the past 10 years had mothers in prison service custody at the time at which they were taken into care. [144068]
§ Margaret HodgeThe information requested is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children under 18 there were in the care of the local authority in(a) St. Helens and (b) Merseyside in (i) 2001, (ii) 2002 and (iii) 2003. [145150]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is shown as follows for the years 2001 and 2002. Local and regional figures for looked after children for 2003 are due to be published in March 2004.
Number of children looked after at 31 March 2001 and 31 March 2002 2001 2002 St. Helens 270 260 Merseyside 2,425 2,405 Source:
SSDA903 survey