HC Deb 22 May 1968 vol 765 cc79-80W
Dr. David Kerr

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children, in each of the last three years, had been admitted to institutional care following a failure to secure their adoption owing to a shortage of families of the appropriate religious affiliation.

Mr. Ross

I regret that I have no information on this.

Dr. David Kerr

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children were in care in Scotland at the latest available date in local authority homes, in denominational homes, in non-denominational homes and placed with foster parents, respectively.

Mr. Ross

The latest available information relates to 30th November, 1967. On that day there were 1,861 children in care in Scotland in local authority children's homes; 2,115 children in care in denominational children's homes; 349 children in care in non-denominational children's homes; and 6,430 children in care placed with foster parents.