§ Mr. Hayesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of juveniles was received into voluntary care by local authorities in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.
§ Mr. NewtonThe percentage of children under 18 received into care under the terms of section 2 of the Child Care Act 1980 by local authorities in England and Wales and the number this represents was:
Year Ending 31 March Percentage Number 1979 0.19 25,640 1980 0.21 26,740 1981 0.20 24,968 1982 0.19 24,077 Information for the year ending 31 March 1983 is not yet available.
Sept 1980 Sept 1981 Sept 1982 Sept 1983 One-parent families 51,000 61,000 70,000 82,000 Two-parent families 38,000 63,000 88,000 121,000 89,000 124,000 158,000 *204,000 * Because of rounding to the nearest thousand.