§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many looked-after children there have been in(a) Greater London and (b) each London borough in each year since 1994; and what proportion of children have been continuously looked after for at least 12 months in (i) Greater London and (ii) each London borough [168881]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 27 April 2004]: The information requested is shown in the following tables.
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Number of children looked after at 31 March, and percentage of those who had been continuously looked after for at least 12 months1,2 1994 1995 1996 1997 Number looked after3
Percentage continuously
looked after for
at least 12
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looked after for
at least 12
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looked after for
at least 12
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at least 12
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Hammersmith and Fulham
345 75 325 78 325 66 305 76 Islington 370 72 370 77 380 70 400 72 Kensington and Chelsea
220 58 235 66 235 75 210 78 Lambeth 705 72 735 68 715 74 670 78 Lewisham 495 72 455 71 480 71 475 74 Southwark 550 69 580 71 590 71 570 78 Tower Hamlets 375 78 380 60 360 79 355 48 Wandsworth 385 64 385 62 380 65 375 71 Westminster 265 65 275 67 305 60 275 78 Outer London 4,465 65 4,390 67 4,385 66 4,280 68 Barking and Dagenham
180 63 145 77 135 75 135 76 Barnet 180 59 170 66 180 64 180 69 Bexley 120 59 115 62 130 59 145 44 Brent 410 66 365 78 345 75 330 72 Bromley 220 61 240 66 240 68 250 71 Croydon 350 64 310 62 340 59 330 65 Ealing 360 71 360 76 345 80 370 71 Enfield 195 66 200 67 200 72 200 71 Haringey 545 61 495 61 360 69 315 74 Harrow 120 62 125 65 150 59 150 69 Havering 155 64 160 70 150 64 130 69 Hillingdon 185 55 245 46 310 57 255 60 Hounslow 240 72 230 69 250 64 255 71 Kingston Upon Thames
105 71 100 71 90 72 85 73 Merton 170 70 165 71 185 63 170 70 Newham 385 61 410 67 415 66 395 65 Redbridge 105 68 125 50 125 49 145 49 Richmond upon Thames
75 61 80 61 90 51 75 59 Sutton 115 67 110 62 110 68 125 65 Waltham Forest
245 69 235 72 235 69 235 74
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looked after for
at least 12
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at least 12
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looked after for
at least 12
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at least 12
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England 53,300 69 55,500 70 58,100 70 58,900 73 London 9,090 69 9,590 69 10,400 68 10,910 70 Inner London 4,630 70 4,820 71 5,150 71 5,370 71 Camden 295 59 300 64 330 72 315 77 City of London 0 0 - 0 5 - - - Greenwich 375 72 425 68 465 66 510 64 Hackney 445 70 480 73 490 77 495 74 Hammersmith and Fulham
295 68 340 62 365 63 395 52 Islington 405 72 465 70 545 70 530 79 Kensington and Chelsea
215 71 225 70 215 68 235 63 Lambeth 630 78 655 69 735 71 775 75 Lewisham 490 68 465 77 495 65 545 72 Southwark 600 71 610 75 600 75 655 76 Tower Hamlets 265 63 250 67 280 73 270 68 Wandsworth 350 73 325 78 345 76 365 69 Westminster 270 70 270 68 290 68 265 77 Outer London 4,455 67 4,775 68 5,240 65 5,540 68 Barking and Dagenham
145 71 210 71 235 66 285 59 Barnet 185 68 215 66 265 55 285 60
1998 1999 2000 2001 Number looked after3
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looked after for
at least 12
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looked after for
at least 12
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looked after for
at least 12
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looked after for
at least 12
months
Bexley 180 58 180 69 200 66 205 73 Brent 310 72 325 67 295 76 320 70 Bromley 235 73 250 60 250 70 295 73 Croydon 330 78 365 77 395 71 480 60 Ealing 350 75 370 65 430 73 410 76 Enfield 210 57 255 66 250 76 275 68 Haringey 350 69 355 66 435 59 460 63 Harrow 145 56 155 73 175 43 180 59 Havering 135 77 135 51 165 55 150 77 Hillingdon 305 63 310 56 385 53 420 70 Hounslow 260 66 240 80 255 65 320 65 Kingston Upon Thames
95 81 100 67 105 63 95 67 Merton 180 68 195 71 185 70 180 77 Newham 445 58 480 75 485 68 480 73 Redbridge 155 54 145 61 145 66 140 77 Richmond Upon Thames
80 71 95 52 110 51 110 62 Sutton 115 62 130 63 145 69 155 78 Waltham Forest
250 77 265 68 325 61 295 63
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2002 2003 Number looked after3 Percentage continuously looked after for at least 12 months
Number looked after3 Percentage continuously looked after for at least 12 months
England 59,700 72 60,800 73 London 11,390 70 11,740 72 Inner London 5,420 73 5,350 75 Camden 355 64 345 63 City Of London 5 — 5 — Greenwich 540 68 555 71 Hackney 460 87 455 90 Hammersmith and Fulham 435 68 390 75 Islington 485 77 480 77 Kensington and Chelsea 240 65 240 65 Lambeth 710 78 645 83 Lewisham 550 77 565 75 Southwark 655 75 680 76 Tower Hamlets 330 60 330 75 Wandsworth 365 68 365 71 Westminster 285 65 305 63 Outer London 5,970 67 6,390 70 Barking and Dagenham 350 68 385 67 Barnet 330 65 380 67 Bexley 225 64 230 69 Brent 360 66 355 74 Bromley 325 74 310 74 Croydon 575 67 680 70 Ealing 380 79 410 76 Enfield 300 61 310 71 Haringey 465 60 520 58 Harrow 165 71 160 91 Havering 160 72 165 57 Hillingdon 420 62 460 60 Hounslow 340 75 320 79 Kingston Upon Thames 80 60 85 60 Merton 200 65 175 72 Newham 550 63 675 66 Redbridge 175 66 150 65 Richmond Upon Thames 125 73 115 81 Sutton 150 79 165 89 Waltham Forest 300 61 340 74 1Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements 2Figures between 1 and 5 inclusive have been suppressed and replaced by a hyphen (-) 3National figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. Regional figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. All other figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 Source: Children Looked After by Local Authorities, Year Ending 31 March 2003
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of children with parents who have learning disabilities were taken into care in each year since 1996 in(a) Greater London and (b) each London borough. [168882]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 27 April 2004]: This information is not collected centrally.