§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many foster families were recruited in each of the last five years; [82033]
(2) how many foster carers were (a) single and (b) couples in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement; [82032]
(3) how many foster parents have been recruited in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [81105]
§ Jacqui SmithThere is no national data collection of the number of foster parents recruited by local authorities and independent foster agencies.