§ Ms. RichardsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give an estimate on the numbers of places per 10,000 women in women's refuges throughout England and Wales for each year since 1979 and at present.
§ Mr. SackvilleThis information is not held centrally. The Women's Aid Federation (England) Ltd. estimates that about 30,000 women and children are admitted to refuges each year. Refuge provision in Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.