§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average amount spent per child in care by each local authority in England on the placement of children in residential care for each of the last five years for which figures are available. [135097]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation on reported gross expenditure per child per week on the placement of children in residential care by local authorities is contained in the Department's key indicator graphical system. Indicator PAFB9 provides information for 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000 but is not available for earlier years. It refers to children placed in community homes. Indicator UC74 provides information for 1998–99 and earlier years on a slightly different basis as it also includes placements in secure units; it is not yet available for 1999–2000. Tables for both indicators have been placed in the Library.
§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children were placed in residential care homes by each local authority in England in the last five years for which figures are available. [135105]
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§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is given in the table.
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Number of children1 looked after by local authorities who were placed in residential children's homes at 31 March, 1995 to 2000, England Residential children's homes2 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 England 6,600 6,400 6,200 6,300 6,500 North East Shire counties Durham 74 74 67 55 72 Northumberland 58 47 45 39 41 Unitary authorities Darlington 30 33 25 17 14 Hartlepool 9 7 2 1 3 Middlesbrough 34 27 18 17 19 Redcar and Cleveland 30 22 24 15 11 Stockton on Tees 21 23 16 25 3 Metropolitan districts Gateshead 73 57 64 48 48 Newcastle upon Tyne 56 63 59 64 61 North Tyneside 18 22 21 18 22 South Tyneside 53 50 58 52 44 Sunderland 73 71 61 70 70 North West Shire counties Cheshire 35 38 48 47 39 Cumbria 38 34 42 29 33 Lancashire 285 296 291 301 274 Unitary authorities Blackburn and Darwen 55 49 70 50 46 Blackpool 47 41 38 31 30 Halton 2 4 6 5 6 Warrington 9 12 13 13 12 Metropolitan districts Bolton 47 38 39 27 29 Bury 26 25 24 28 30 Manchester 92 110 82 92 95 Oldham 37 33 42 42 53 Rochdale 31 34 31 41 25 Salford 37 46 51 60 94 Stockport 71 72 56 70 51 Tameside 28 30 31 21 23 Trafford 40 45 32 47 35 Wigan 33 34 39 41 41 Merseyside metropolitan districts Knowsley 16 23 20 16 19 Liverpool 184 187 203 191 203 Sefton 59 47 41 49 44 St. Helens 41 37 45 36 42 Wirral 49 39 33 30 28 Yorkshire and Humberside Shire counties North Yorkshire 22 16 26 29 24 Unitary authorities East Riding Yorkshire 14 23 48 36 36 Kingston upon Hull 92 103 113 103 103 North East Lincolnshire 38 33 29 29 32 North Lincolnshire 44 43 27 37 28 York 23 21 14 18 17 Metropolitan districts Barnsley 59 77 58 57 57 Bradford 44 54 45 90 99 Calderdale 48 53 48 40 37 Doncaster 43 48 58 53 65
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Number of children1 looked after by local authorities who were placed in residential children's homes at 31 March, 1995 to 2000, England Residential children's homes2 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Kirklees 86 69 41 57 48 Leeds 159 166 153 165 163 Rotherham 45 42 37 33 41 Sheffield 67 75 76 75 101 Wakerfield 41 44 30 34 37 East Midlands Shire counties Derbyshire 35 38 41 40 35 Leicestershire 18 18 16 23 28 Lincolnshire 65 60 53 60 55 Northamptonshire 96 76 69 79 80 Nottinghamshire 31 34 34 38 40 Unitary authorities Derby 37 52 39 35 48 Leicester 26 23 37 37 43 Nottingham 83 66 58 75 66 Rutland 1 2 1 0 0 West Midlands Shire counties Shropshire 14 18 20 24 19 Staffordshire 99 88 44 49 65 Warwickshire 14 20 22 17 16 Worcestershire 37 30 36 40 52 Unitary authorities Herefordshire 4 10 3 10 11 Stoke-on-Trent 53 45 55 55 28 Telford and Wrekin 32 25 20 24 31 Metropolitan districts Birmingham 272 259 305 284 280 Coventry 15 23 50 33 39 Dudley 40 36 40 34 33 Sandwell 30 23 39 27 28 Solihull 12 14 16 19 19 Walsall 18 14 17 38 49 Wolverhampton 33 35 25 22 26 South West Shire counties Cornwall 21 25 43 29 28 Devon 51 40 35 40 32 Dorset 20 20 15 12 17 Gloucestershire 41 42 45 50 38 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 0 Somerset 43 49 53 48 56 Wiltshire 5 10 18 15 17 Unitary authorities Bath and North East Somerset 7 3 4 2 4 Bournemouth 19 18 15 14 20 Bristol 87 76 61 60 50 North Somerset 12 2 3 3 1 Plymouth 33 29 18 25 31 Poole 11 14 3 3 8 South Gloucestershire 7 7 12 2 2 Swindon 7 10 8 8 12 Torbay 9 11 9 7 14 London Inner London Camden 39 37 35 33 49 City of London 1 1 0 0 0 Greenwich 31 41 48 50 43 Hackney 51 51 48 55 52 Hammersmith and Fulham 100 71 54 46 47 Islington 86 102 86 92 133 Kensington and Chelsea 34 29 39 33 28 Lambeth 174 126 95 124 207
Number of children1 looked after by local authorities who were placed in residential children's homes at 31 March, 1995 to 2000, England Residential children's homes2 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Lewisham 41 35 42 56 65 Southwark 48 50 63 53 54 Tower Hamlets 3— 3— 26 35 3— Wandsworth 57 51 42 39 33 Westminster 69 48 33 34 27 Outer London Barking and Dagenham 22 24 13 24 38 Barnet 31 27 22 22 35 Bexley 16 24 15 21 18 Brent 41 28 21 22 21 Bromley 45 39 26 24 22 Croydon 53 45 50 48 53 Ealing 82 63 71 79 68 Enfield 35 35 40 35 27 Haringey 49 31 36 44 62 Harrow 22 25 21 11 21 Havering 36 27 19 19 25 Hillingdon 52 34 54 68 80 Hounslow 44 40 33 35 42 Kingston upon Thames 10 10 3 16 23 Merton 10 9 14 14 13 Newham 61 46 52 43 33 Redbridge 19 14 16 11 15 Richmond upon Thames 15 10 7 8 14 Sutton 7 10 12 9 8 Waltham Forest 33 32 23 26 29 Eastern Shire counties Bedfordshire 27 29 33 33 33 Cambridgeshire 31 38 35 30 23 Essex 93 91 130 112 123 Hertfordshire 69 78 75 83 72 Norfolk 29 31 67 53 68 Suffolk 43 39 34 47 50 Unitary authorities Luton 26 20 18 18 18 Peterborough 24 27 35 19 31 Southend 18 13 26 13 19 Thurrock 5 11 16 13 12 South East Shire counties Buckinghamshire 37 37 25 27 25 East Sussex 21 23 20 28 19 Hampshire 102 102 93 103 105 Kent 24 29 19 119 101 Oxfordshire 40 41 44 36 31 Surrey 89 86 67 75 80 West Sussex 85 89 80 68 74 Unitary authorities Bracknell Forest 13 13 12 13 15 Brighton and Hove 19 25 22 10 11 Isle of Wight 12 8 0 7 9 Medway Towns 15 17 29 25 25 Milton Keynes 28 32 40 21 3— Portsmouth 26 25 31 30 30 Reading 41 44 38 30 22 Slough 38 40 46 22 21 Southampton 25 29 30 14 19 West Berkshire 19 15 13 17 15 Windsor and Maidenhead 26 16 18 15 12 Wokingham 28 26 26 22 13 1Figures for children looked after in this table exclude agreed series of short term placements 2Includes community homes, voluntary homes, hostels and private registered children's homes 3Not available