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date	25/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under 12 years of age have been accepted into foster care in the UK in the past 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>In the year ending 31 March 2016, there were 50 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under 12 years of age who were looked after in a foster placement in England and 1,560 between the ages of 12 to 18 years.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education only holds the information for England. The devolved administrations hold the information for the other constituent countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL4997 question first answered 07/02/2017 17:38:03 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

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date	13/01/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Centres
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children's centres have closed in the last year, and how many will close in 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Massey of Darwen
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answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>In 2015, 144 children’s centres closed. The Department does not routinely collect data on the number of anticipated closures but expects local authorities to fulfil their duties under the Childcare Act 2006 to ensure sufficient children’s centres to meet the needs of local families. Local authorities must consult fully before any significant changes are made to children’s centre services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 25/01/2016 16:44:42 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
tabling member	2489 label Biography information for Baroness Massey of Darwen