HC Deb 12 February 1993 vol 218 c820W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what resources have been targeted towards unaccompanied children who are refugees from former Yugoslavia.

Mr. Yeo

I refer the hon. Member to the reply my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment gave to him today.

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when guidance under the Children Act 1989 on refugee and asylum-seeking children will be published.

Mr. Yeo

Guidance and training material for social services staff working with unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children is expected to be published in the spring.

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she issues on the identification of who has parental responsibility for unaccompanied children who enter the United Kingdom as refugees.

Mr. Yeo

No specific guidance has been issued on parental responsibility for unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children. Local authorities have responsibilities under the provisions of the Children Act 1989 in relation to unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children.