Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many foster carers there are in the UK by (a) region or constituent nation, (b) local authority area and (c) type and level of foster carers.
This is a matter for Ofsted. I have asked Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, to write to the The Hon Member for South Shields (Emma Lewell-Buck MP) with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the House library.