§ Mrs. Beckettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the proportion of children in care from families in which the head of household is unemployed.
§ Mr. WhitneyI shall write to the hon. Member.
§ Mrs. Beckettasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will estimate the number of children who live in families in which there are no working adults, giving the most recent figure;
(2) if he will estimate the number of children who live in families in which the head of household is (a) unemployed and (b) has been unemployed for over one year, giving the most recent figures.