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Written Answers to Questions
Wednesday 21 May 2008
Children, Schools and Families
Assessments: Absenteeism
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the year 9 absence rate was in each of the schools which reported an absence rate of 5 per cent. or more in respect of key stage 3 national tests; and if he will make a statement. [205311]
Kevin Brennan:
The requested information has been placed in the House Library.
Children in Care
John Bercow:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what percentage of children in the care system are from ethnic minorities; [206927]
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(2) how many children were adopted in (a) Aylesbury Vale district and (b) England in 2007; [206928]
(3) how many respite care home places were available for disabled children in (a) Aylesbury Vale district and (b) England in 2007; [206929]
(4) how many foster care placements there were in (a) Aylesbury Vale district and (b) England in 2007. [206930]
Kevin Brennan:
Information on Aylesbury Vale (Buckinghamshire) is not collected centrally. Where the question refers to Aylesbury Vale we have provided statistical information on Buckinghamshire as a whole.
Information on the numbers and percentages of children looked after in the care system, broken down by ethnicity over the last five years is shown in the following table. The information is taken from the Statistical First Release (SFR 27/2007) entitled ‘Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers) year ending 31 March 2007’. The SFR is located at
| Children looked after at 31 March by ethnic origin, 2003-07( 1,2,3) , England |
| Number and Percentage |
| | Number | Percentage |
| | 2003( 4) | 2004( 5) | 2005( 5) | 2006( 5) | 2007( 5) | 2003( 4) | 2004( 5) | 2005( 5) | 2006( 5) | 2007( 5) |
|
All children looked after at 31 March( 1,2)
|
61,200
|
61,200
|
61,000
|
60,300
|
60,000
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Ethnic origin
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
White:
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
White British
|
47,300
|
46,300
|
45,9090
|
45,000
|
44,700
|
77
|
76
|
75
|
75
|
74
|
|
White Irish
|
580
|
520
|
500
|
440
|
400
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Any other White background
|
1,800
|
1,900
|
1,800
|
1,600
|
1,500
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Mixed:
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
White and Black Caribbean
|
2,000
|
2,000
|
2,000
|
1,900
|
1,900
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
White and Black African
|
400
|
410
|
440
|
430
|
440
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
White and Asian
|
750
|
720
|
720
|
750
|
770
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Any other mixed background
|
2,000
|
2,000
|
2,000
|
2,000
|
2,000
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Asian or Asian British:
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Indian
|
300
|
300
|
280
|
300
|
290
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Pakistani
|
510
|
520
|
580
|
610
|
660
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Bangladeshi
|
200
|
230
|
270
|
280
|
280
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Any other Asian background
|
320
|
480
|
650
|
880
|
1,000
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Black or Black British:
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Caribbean
|
1,600
|
1,700
|
1,600
|
1,600
|
1,600
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
African
|
1,800
|
2,300
|
2,400
|
2,400
|
2,300
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
|
Any other Black background
|
870
|
880
|
900
|
900
|
880
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Other ethnic groups:
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Chinese
|
80
|
120
|
120
|
120
|
130
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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Any other ethnic group
|
750
|
840
|
900
|
1,000
|
1,200
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
(1) Source: SSDA903 return on children looked after.
(2) Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements.
(3) Historical data may differ from older publications. This is mainly due to the implementation of amendments and corrections sent by some local authorities after the publication date of previous materials.
(4) Figures are derived from the SSDA 903 one-third sample survey.
(5) Figures are taken from the SSDA 903 return which, since 2003-04, has covered all children looked after.
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