§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) private and (b) public sector children's homes there are in each local authority area. [159415]
§ Margaret HodgeThe information requested is not available as it is not collected by Local Authority area. The National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) collects information on an Area and Regional basis. Details of numbers of children's homes at 27 February 2004, by type of provider and NCSC Region are set out in the following table: