HC Deb 09 February 2004 vol 417 cc1186-7W
Phil Sawford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will provide the latest available figures for the number of places for children in privately-run children's homes in each county in England. [151315]

Margaret Hodge

Figures on the number of places for children in privately-run children's homes in each county in England are not collected by this Department. Information at 19 January 2004 is available from the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) and their most recent figures, collected by NCSC region, are shown in the table. Information is not available at county level.

Number of independent places in privately-run children's homes at 19 January 2004
NCSC region Number
North West 1,000
South East 992
London 693
South West 660
West Midlands 658
East Midlands 287
Yorkshire and Humber 272
Eastern 252
North East 166
England 4,980

Source:

National Care Standards Commission.