§ Mr. RoweTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the annual figures for the number of children received into care by reason of homelessness; if he will give this information for Wales as a whole and for each local authority area; what are the latest figures for the number of children in local authority care where the reason for their admission into care was homelessness; if he will give
Local authority Number of children admitted into care on grounds of homelessness1 in year to March Number of children in care on grounds of homelessness at 31 March 1984 1985 1986 1984 1985 1986 Clwyd 1 — — 3 2 2 Dyfed 2 — 1 3 3 2 Gwent 2 3 3 13 14 15 Gwynedd — — 3 3 2 2 Mid Glamorgan 4 15 — 14 8 4 Powys — 4 — — — — South Glamorgan 5 3 2 12 13 12 West Glamorgan 1 — 1 11 6 5 WALES 15 25 10 59 48 42 1 The above figures relate to the admissions principally on grounds of homelessness. Other grounds for admission may include homelessness as a contributory factor.