§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list(a) the number of children in residential care 874W and (b) the total number of staff in residential care establishments for children on 1 June in each of the years since 1997 [80474]
§ Jacqui SmithInformation about the numbers of looked after children placed in residential placements is shown in the table. This includes children looked after in local authority children's homes and in residential accommodation provided by voluntary and private sector organisations.
Children looked after in residential placements at 31 March 1997 to 2001 Number of looked after children in residential placements Total looked after children 1997 6,600 51,200 1998 6,700 53,300 1999 6,600 55,500 2000 7.000 58,100 2001 6,800 58,900 Notes:
1. Data exclude children being looked after under any agreed series of short-term placements.
2. Residential placements include children's homes and hostels and secure units.
3. It excludes residential schools.
Source:
Department of Health Form—CLA 100.
Information about the numbers of staff employed in residential care establishments for children is not available as at 1 June. The table shows the whole time equivalent (wte) number of staff employed by local authorities in England in residential care establishments for children as at 30 September, for each year from 1997 to 2001 (the latest year for which data are available). Similar information is not available about the numbers of staff employed by the independent sector.
Number employed (wte) 1997 13,300 1998 12,900 1999 12,400 2000 12,100 2001 11,900 Source:
Form SSDS001.
§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many GPs retired(a) early and (b) due to ill-health in each year since 1977; and how many left the profession in each year. [84495]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 2 December 2002]: Data in the format requested is not readily available. The number of principal and assistant general medical and ophthalmic practitioners in England and Wales who have received a retirement pension before age 60 and on the grounds of ill-health in each of the financial years 1985 to 2002 is shown in the table.
875W
General Medical and Ophthalmic Practitioner Retirements Year Before 60 III-health only Total 1985 25 100 125 1986 29 112 141 1987 59 92 151 1988 30 109 139 1989 31 118 149 1990 43 136 179 1991 57 163 220 1992 53 143 196 1993 70 161 231 1994 54 168 222 1995 82 180 262 1996 156 206 362
Leavers October October October October September September Total 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999 September 2000 2000–01 2001 March 2002 1,058 1,040 1,030 1,090 1,313 687 6,218