asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many illegal fishing nets have been discovered on the salmon and trout rivers during each of the past five years; how many offences under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act involving salmon poaching have been dealt with by the courts in the last 12 months;
| England and Wales | Thousands | ||||||
| 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | |
| 1. Number of children in care of Local Authorities as at 31 March | 95·9 | 99·1 | 100·6 | 101·2 | 100·7 | 100·1 | 100·2 |
| 2. Number of children boarded out as at 31 March | 30·7 | 31·9 | 33·1 | 34·0 | 34·7 | 35·9 | 36·9 |
| 3. Number of children who left care during the year because of adoption | 1·7 | 1·5 | 1·6 | 1·5 | 1·6 | 1·5 | 1·6 |
| 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | |
| Percentage change in 1 above | +3·3 | +1·5 | +0·6 | -0·5 | -0·6 | +0·1 |
| Percentage change in 2 above | +3·9 | +3·8 | +2·7 | +2·1 | +3·5 | +2·8 |
| Percentage change in 3 above | -11·8 | +6·7 | -6·3 | +6·7 | -6·3 | +6·7 |
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children are in local authority care; of these how many are of (a) Asian and (b) Caribbean origin; and what proportion of the total each figure represents.
if he will list the offences concerned and the penalties imposed; in how many cases the penalty imposed was the maximum for the offence; and what proposals he has to check the illegal netting of salmon in the rivers of Northern Ireland.
I shall reply to the right hon. Member as soon as possible.