§ Mr. RoweTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the annual figures for the number of children received into care by reason of homelessness; if he will give this information for Scotland 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 this information for Scotland as a whole for each local authority area for the years ended 31 March 1985, 1986, 1987, or the three most recent years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information for Scotland, excluding Strathclyde, in the last three years for which figures are available is as follows: