Written Answers To Questions
Wednesday 7th November 1973
Child Welfare
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the numbers of families and children assisted under Section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 in each local
| Families | Children | Per 1,000 | |||
| Outer London Boroughs Total | … | 7,711 | 16,919 | 13 | |
| Barking | … | … | 342 | 973 | 22 |
| Barnet | … | … | 311 | 644 | 9 |
| Bexley | … | … | 617 | 1,517 | 24 |
| Brent | … | … | 402 | 994 | 13 |
| Bromley | … | … | 621 | 1,642 | 20 |
| Croydon | … | … | — | — | — |
| Ealing | … | … | 336 | 648 | 8 |
| Enfield | … | … | 608 | 1,152 | 17 |
| Haringey | … | … | 151 | 470 | 7 |
| Harrow | … | … | 70 | 121 | 2 |
| Havering | … | … | 456 | 912 | 12 |
| Hillingdon | … | … | 139 | 266 | 4 |
| Hounslow | … | … | 324 | 667 | 12 |
| Kingston-upon-Thames | … | … | 307 | 842 | 24 |
| Merton | … | … | 313 | 604 | 13 |
| Newham | … | … | 1,010 | 1,894 | 28 |
| Redbridge | … | … | 382 | 744 | 12 |
| Richmond-upon-Thames | … | … | 330 | 711 | 17 |
| Sutton | … | … | 413 | 907 | 20 |
| Waltham Forest | … | … | 579 | 1,211 | 20 |
| Inner London Boroughs Total | … | 15,139 | 34,839 | 51 | |
| Camden | … | … | 487 | 1,148 | 30 |
| Greenwich | … | … | 638 | 1,736 | 29 |
| Hackney | … | … | 1,125 | 2,813 | 45 |
| Hammersmith | … | … | 821 | 1,648 | 39 |
| Islington | … | … | 1,482 | 3,533 | 64 |
| Kensington | … | … | 598 | 1,023 | 37 |
| Lambeth | … | … | 2,882 | 5,263 | 67 |
| Lewisham | … | … | 1,266 | 2,968 | 4 |
| Southwark | … | … | 948 | 1,963 | 26 |
| Tower Hamlets | … | … | 443 | 1,381 | 31 |
| Wandsworth | … | … | 3,284 | 9,342 | 121 |
| Westminster | … | … | 1,160 | 2,014 | 58 |
| City of London | … | … | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| London South Regional Total | … | 15,345 | 32,844 | 18 | |
| Dorset | … | … | 795 | 1,694 | 16 |
| Hampshire | … | … | 3,313 | 6,123 | 18 |
| Isle of Wight | … | … | 209 | 251 | 8 |
| Kent | … | … | 3,256 | 6,247 | 15 |
| Surrey | … | … | 285 | 450 | 1 |
| Sussex—East | … | … | 577 | 1,560 | 13 |
| Sussex—West | … | … | 526 | 1,457 | 11 |
| Wiltshire | … | … | 2,374 | 7,108 | 46 |
| Bournemouth | … | … | 1,121 | 1,724 | 54 |
| Brighton | … | … | 286 | 682 | 17 |
| Canterbury | … | … | 101 | 222 | 25 |
| Eastbourne | … | … | 57 | 85 | 6 |
| Hastings | … | … | 514 | 782 | 46 |
| Portsmouth | … | … | 1,422 | 3,140 | 60 |
| Southampton | … | … | 509 | 1,319 | — |
authority area in England and Wales, and the total number of children assisted in each local authority area per 1,000 population under 18 years of age.
Available information for England and Wales at 31st March 1972 is as follows:
Families
| Children
| Per 1,000
| |||
| South Western Regional Total | … | 5,056 | 10,101 | 12 | |
| Cornwall | … | … | 590 | 1,282 | 13 |
| Devon | … | … | 396 | 734 | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | … | … | 173 | 395 | 2 |
| Isles of Scilly | … | … | — | — | — |
| Somerset | … | … | 868 | 1,732 | 10 |
| Bath | … | … | 44 | 87 | 4 |
| Bristol | … | … | 1,261 | 2,303 | 20 |
| Exeter | … | … | 223 | 513 | 20 |
| Gloucester | … | … | 308 | 609 | 21 |
| Plymouth | … | … | 948 | 2,060 | 30 |
| Torbay | … | … | 245 | 386 | 16 |
| London North Regional Total | … | 9,921 | 21,307 | 11 | |
| Bedfordshire | … | … | 400 | 937 | 9 |
| Berkshire | … | … | 964 | 1,802 | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | … | … | 922 | 1,545 | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely | … | — | — | — | |
| Essex | … | … | 922 | 2,192 | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | … | … | 2,484 | 5,353 | 18 |
| Huntingdonshire and Peterborough | 1,030 | 2,129 | 31 | ||
| Norfolk | … | … | 630 | 1,501 | 11 |
| Oxfordshire | … | … | 418 | 1,256 | 14 |
| Suffolk—East | … | … | 250 | 567 | 8 |
| Suffolk—West | … | … | 340 | 731 | 14 |
| Great Yarmouth | … | … | 52 | 95 | 7 |
| Ipswich | … | … | 194 | 396 | 10 |
| Luton | … | … | 457 | 1,120 | 19 |
| Norwich | … | … | 283 | 631 | 19 |
| Oxford | … | … | 341 | 729 | 27 |
| Reading | … | … | — | — | — |
| Southend-on-Sea | … | … | 164 | 323 | 8 |
| East Midlands Regional Total | … | 13,614 | 30,498 | 25 | |
| Derbyshire | … | … | 1,142 | 2,723 | 14 |
| Leicestershire | … | … | 953 | 2,264 | 15 |
| Lincolnshire—Holland | … | … | 381 | 1,029 | 36 |
| Lincolnshire—Kesteven | … | … | 440 | 830 | 17 |
| Lincolnshire—Lindsey | … | … | 594 | 1,273 | 10 |
| Northamptonshire | … | … | 987 | 2,390 | 22 |
| Nottinghamshire | … | … | 1,295 | 2,949 | 14 |
| Rutland | … | … | 127 | 324 | 35 |
| Derby | … | … | 1,864 | 4,974 | 75 |
| Grimsby | … | … | 360 | 784 | 24 |
| Leicester | … | … | 505 | 1,303 | 15 |
| Lincoln | … | … | 457 | 982 | 44 |
| Northampton | … | … | — | — | — |
| Nottingham | … | … | 4,509 | 8,673 | 94 |
| North West Regional Total | … | 17,808 | 41,469 | 20 | |
| Cheshire | … | … | 7,103 | 15,365 | 43 |
| Lancashire | … | … | 1,932 | 3,698 | 4 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | … | … | 129 | 320 | 17 |
| Birkenhead | … | … | 57 | 221 | 5 |
| Blackburn | … | … | 153 | 196 | 6 |
| Blackpool | … | … | 349 | 762 | 21 |
| Bolton | … | … | 767 | 1,981 | 43 |
| Bootle | … | … | 483 | 1,038 | 37 |
| Burnley | … | … | 113 | 306 | 13 |
| Bury | … | … | 501 | 1,249 | 58 |
| Chester | … | … | 385 | 941 | 50 |
| Liverpool | … | … | 1,403 | 4,132 | 21 |
| Manchester | … | … | 844 | 2,316 | 14 |
| Oldham | … | … | 296 | 681 | 21 |
| Preston | … | … | 207 | 406 | 13 |
| Rochdale | … | … | 1,103 | 2,373 | 85 |
| St. Helens | … | … | 154 | 348 | 11 |
| Salford | … | … | 156 | 408 | 9 |
| Southport | … | … | 139 | 262 | 12 |
| Stockport | … | … | 775 | 2,111 | 50 |
| Wallasey | … | … | 71 | 198 | 6 |
| Warrington | … | … | 449 | 1,577 | 78 |
| Wigan | … | … | 239 | 580 | 24 |
Families
| Children
| Per 1,000
| |||
| West Midlands Regional Total | … | 11,951 | 29,322 | 18 | |
| Herefordshire | … | … | 399 | 1,016 | 24 |
| Salop | … | … | 315 | 833 | 8 |
| Staffordshire | … | … | 983 | 2,437 | 10 |
| Warwickshire | … | … | 1,441 | 3,756 | 18 |
| Worcestershire | … | … | 901 | 1,886 | 13 |
| Birmingham | … | … | 2,697 | 6,211 | 20 |
| Burton-on-Trent | … | … | 105 | 345 | 21 |
| Coventry | … | … | 1,395 | 3,499 | 31 |
| Dudley | … | … | 258 | 718 | 12 |
| Solihull | … | … | 52 | 90 | 2 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | … | … | 560 | 1,336 | 17 |
| Walsall | … | … | 873 | 2,113 | 36 |
| Warley | … | … | 427 | 1,182 | 25 |
| West Bromwich | … | … | 233 | 680 | 13 |
| Wolverhampton | … | … | 1,111 | 2,783 | 32 |
| Worcester | … | … | 201 | 437 | 20 |
| Yorkshire Regional Total | … | … | 6,645 | 14,637 | 10 |
| East Riding | … | … | 239 | 510 | 7 |
| North Riding | … | … | 543 | 1,069 | 10 |
| West Riding | … | … | 816 | 2,028 | 3 |
| Barnsley | … | … | 59 | 181 | 7 |
| Bradford | … | … | 428 | 966 | 10 |
| Dewsbury | … | … | 26 | 78 | 4 |
| Doncaster | … | … | 96 | 179 | 7 |
| Halifax | … | … | 575 | 1,521 | 55 |
| Huddersfield | … | … | 295 | 760 | 19 |
| Kingston upon Hull | … | … | 893 | 2,269 | 24 |
| Leeds | … | … | 1,318 | 2,847 | 19 |
| Rotherham | … | … | 72 | 191 | 7 |
| Sheffield | … | … | 1,000 | 1,500 | 10 |
| Wakefield | … | … | 132 | 260 | 15 |
| York | … | … | 153 | 278 | 9 |
| Northern Regional Total | … | … | 6,791 | 15,620 | 17 |
| Cumberland | … | … | 306 | 621 | 9 |
| Durham | … | … | 865 | 1,536 | 6 |
| Northumberland | … | … | 1,619 | 3,120 | 21 |
| Westmorland | … | … | 68 | 143 | 7 |
| Carlisle | … | … | 268 | 667 | 30 |
| Darlington | … | … | 367 | 934 | 37 |
| Gateshead | … | … | 410 | 1,089 | 39 |
| Hartlepool | … | … | 129 | 384 | 11 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | … | … | 725 | 1,979 | 32 |
| South Shields | … | … | 506 | 1,190 | 39 |
| Sunderland | … | … | 439 | 1,147 | 16 |
| Teesside | … | … | 628 | 1,860 | 13 |
| Tynemouth | … | … | 461 | 950 | 44 |
| Wales Total | … | … | 7,837 | 17,539 | 23 |
| Anglesey | … | … | 201 | 436 | 24 |
| Brecon | … | … | 163 | 305 | 22 |
| Caernarvon | … | … | 305 | 701 | 23 |
| Cardigan | … | … | 57 | 130 | 10 |
| Carmarthen | … | … | 587 | 1,092 | 27 |
| Denbigh | … | … | 240 | 680 | 14 |
| Flint | … | … | 495 | 1,188 | 23 |
| Glamorgan | … | … | 1,902 | 4,551 | 21 |
| Merioneth | … | … | 35 | 143 | 16 |
| Monmouth | … | … | 492 | 938 | 9 |
| Montgomery | … | … | 51 | 136 | 11 |
| Pembroke | … | … | 486 | 1,013 | 35 |
| Radnor | … | … | 2 | 2 | — |
| Cardiff | … | … | 2,209 | 4,529 | 57 |
| Merthyr | … | … | 151 | 440 | 30 |
| Newport | … | … | 229 | 663 | 20 |
| Swansea | … | … | 232 | 592 | 12 |
( a) Figures do not distinguish between those aided by the authority and those aided by a voluntary organisation on its behalf, or between those who received advice and those who were given material assistance.
( b) These tables are compiled from inevitably subjective assessments made by officers recording cases or preparing statistics and should be read with this in mind.
Wales
Derelict Land
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what amount of funds was allocated to the derelict land unit in Wales for the financial year 1973–74.
Public expenditure amounting to £2·4 million was allocated for derelict land reclamation in Wales in this financial year. The grant provision made in the Supply Estimate was £1·7 million.