Mr. lain MacLeodasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many local authority children's homes and how many voluntary children's homes there were in England and Wales at the last convenient date; and how many in each category accommodated 200 children or more.
§ Mr. EdeIn February, 1951, the number of local authority children's homes in England and Wales was 869: of the 18 which accommodate 200 or more children all but one are grouped cottage homes. The corresponding figures for voluntary homes are 855 and 24, of which four are grouped cottage homes and about six are virtually boarding schools.