Mrs. Butlerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children in the care of local authorities have been sent overseas under emigration schemes since the passing of the Children Act, 1948.
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§ Miss PikePrecise figures are not available for the whole period, but since the Children Act, 1948, came into force about 500 children in the care of local authorities in England and Wales have emigrated, including about 130 who went under emigration schemes.