§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the figures for the number of children who came into local authority care between 1 April 1979 and 31 March 1980, and in each succeeding 12-month period, because the family was homeless (a)for Wales as a whole and (b) for each Welsh local authority area.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe available information is given in the following table and refers to the number of episodes of children coming into care specifically because their family was homeless:
Numer of Care Episodes Starting During Year Ending 31 March 1980 1981 1982 1983 Clwyd 5 6 5 1 Dyfed 12 6 0 0 Gwent 15 10 2 2 Gwynedd 0 7 4 2 Mid Glamorgan 6 5 16 2 Powys 0 0 2 1 South Glamorgan 9 4 5 11 West Glamorgan 3 5 6 3 WALES 50 43 40 22