HL Deb 10 November 2003 vol 654 c160WA
Lord Hylton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Skills:

What is the number of children taken into care in the past five years primarily because of the imprisonment of one or both parents. [HL5186]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)

National statistical information concerning the reasons for children becoming looked after does not record the numbers of children who enter public care in England because of the imprisonment of one or both parents.