§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children have been taken into care by local authorities in the West Midlands region after being sexually abused in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. John PattenThis information is not available centrally. Relevant records will be maintained by individual authorities in the West Midlands.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what resources he intends to make available to local education authorities to enable the level of provisions for treating and rehabilitating sexually and physically abused children.
§ Mr. John PattenIt is for local health and social service authorities to provide, in collaboration with education departments, relevant services to help abused children, in the light of locally perceived needs and the priority that can be given to them.