§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many residential establishments there are in Wales for children, excluding approved schools and remand homes, in each local authority area; and if he will list them.
§ Mr. John MorrisThere are 160 residential establishments for children in Wales. As the complete list is lengthy I will send it to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many places there are in residential establishments for children, excluding approved schools and remand homes, in Wales and in each local authority area; and if he will express these per 1,000 population aged 17 years and under.
§ Mr. John Morris2,390 places are available in residential homes for children in Wales. The breakdown by local authorities showing the rate per 1,000 population aged 17 and under is as follows:
County council Number of places Number of places per 1,000 population aged 18 Clwyd … 388 3.0 Dyfed … 122 1.4 Gwent … 419 1.8 Gwynedd … 150 2.3 Mid Glamorgan … 294 1.8 Powys … 19 0.7 South Glamorgan … 626 3.3 West Glamorgan … 372 2.5 2,390 2.2