§ Sir E. Keelingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the average cost per child per week 86W of the care of children by local authorities.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeThe estimated average weekly cost in 1952–53 of a child in the care of local authorities in England and Wales is £3 18s. 8d.; this figure includes the cost of administration, and of the supervision of children placed privately apart from their parents. The cost of maintenance alone is £3 6s. 4d.