§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many disabled children are in residential care for each age cohort, by sex and by region.
§ Mr. BowisThe information available centrally, about the number of disabled children in residential care, relates to children looked after because their parents need relief from problems or stresses of caring for them. Information for 31 March 1992 is shown in the table.
inspectorate pulished a report of a national inspection of local authority services to disabled children and their families, copies of which are available in the Library.