§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the local authorities to which his Department made grants in the last financial year; and how much was paid to each.
§ Mr. NewtonThe only such grants are those made under section 81 of the Child Care Act 1980, for secure accommodation. Following is the information 1981–82:
Area £ Bedfordshire 11,774 Berkshire 40,511 Birmingham 11,000 Buckinghamshire 6,010 Cheshire 204,830 Derbyshire 25,271 Devon 47,753 Durham 294,808 Greenwich 87,895 Hackney 131,228 Hampshire 28,703 Lambeth 50,792 Lancashire 153,820 Leeds 108,910 Leicestershire 126,112 Lincolnshire 18,788 Liverpool 50,981 Newham 3,085 Northumberland 10,656 Nottinghamshire 66,163 Oxfordshire 7,442 Rotherham 4,482 Southwark 118,000 Wandsworth 138,792 Total 1,747,806