§ Phil SawfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will provide the latest available figures for the number of places for children in privately-run children's homes in each county in England. [151315]
§ Margaret HodgeFigures on the number of places for children in privately-run children's homes in each county in England are not collected by this Department. Information at 19 January 2004 is available from the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) and 1187W their most recent figures, collected by NCSC region, are shown in the table. Information is not available at county level.
Number of independent places in privately-run children's homes at 19 January 2004 NCSC region Number North West 1,000 South East 992 London 693 South West 660 West Midlands 658 East Midlands 287 Yorkshire and Humber 272 Eastern 252 North East 166 England 4,980 Source:
National Care Standards Commission.