§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of children admitted to the care of local authorities in Wales in each year 1970 to 1974, broken down according to the circumstances under which they were received into care; and what proportion the total in care is in relation to the total number of children.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe total numbers of children admitted into local authority care in the years 1970–74 are as follows:
These correspond to rates of 2.4, 3.4, 2.8, 2.9 and 3.1 per thousand children aged 0.18 for each year respectively.
1970 … … … … 1,786 1971 … … … … 2,581 1972 … … … … 2,135 1973 … … … … 2,244 1974 … … … … 2,328 I refer the hon. Member to Table 7.13 in "Health and Personal Social Services Statistics for Wales" 1974 for a breakdown of the circumstances under which 524W the children were taken into care. 1974 data are, as yet, unpublished.