§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of children of each sex(a) in local authority care, (b) fostered and (c) adopted for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. YeoThe information is shown in the table.
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Children in care, England at 31 March Adoption orders made1 in England and Wales Children in care2 Fostered3 Year Male Female Male Female Male Female 1989 33,737 28,411 17,556 16,604 3,480 3,352 1990 32,506 28,026 17,675 16,873 3,362 3,171 1991 31,955 27,879 17,859 16,907 3,372 3,799 41992 55,000 32,100 — 1 Source: OPCS publication "Marriage and Divorce Statistics, series FM2, October 19xx". Adoption order made in England and Wales. 2 Source: "Children in care of local authorities year ending 31 March 19xx, England". 3 The number of children in local authority care in foster placements at 31 March. 4 Figures for 1992 refer to estimation of the total number of children looked after by local authorities. Breakdown by sex is not yet available.