§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many illegal fishing nets have been discovered on the salmon and trout rivers during each of the past five years; how many offences under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act involving salmon poaching have been dealt with by the courts in the last 12 months;
England and Wales Thousands 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1. Number of children in care of Local Authorities as at 31 March 95.9 99.1 100.6 101.2 100.7 100.1 100.2 2. Number of children boarded out as at 31 March 30.7 31.9 33.1 34.0 34.7 35.9 36.9 3. Number of children who left care during the year because of adoption 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.6
1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 Percentage change in 1 above +3.3 +1.5 +0.6 -0.5 -0.6 +0.1 Percentage change in 2 above +3.9 +3.8 +2.7 +2.1 +3.5 +2.8 Percentage change in 3 above -11.8 +6.7 -6.3 +6.7 -6.3 +6.7
§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children are in local authority care; of these how many are of (a) Asian and (b) Caribbean origin; and what proportion of the total each figure represents.
290Wif he will list the offences concerned and the penalties imposed; in how many cases the penalty imposed was the maximum for the offence; and what proposals he has to check the illegal netting of salmon in the rivers of Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerI shall reply to the right hon. Member as soon as possible.