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Mr. Frank R. White
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many places there were for children in community homes in Scotland in each of the last five years.
Mr. Fairgrieve
The term "community home" is not used in Scotland. Total figures for local authority children's homes, hostels and assessment centres and for List D schools (formerly approved schools) are as follows:
| Year | No. of Places |
| 1976 | 4,691 |
| 1977 | 4,836 |
| 1978 | 4,784 |
| 1979 | 4,760 |