Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Monday, 25 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 February 1999. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 February 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many children living in military-based accommodation have been the subject of reports by senior officers as to their welfare and protection in each of the last three years. - Including tables.

Answer: Mr. Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many children living in military-based accommodation have been the subject of reports by senior officers as to their welfare and protection in each of the last three years. [67987] Mr. Spellar: Information of the nature requested is not held centrally by my Department. Within the United Kingdom, statutory responsibility in matters of welfare and protection of children of Service families rests with local authorities. Overseas, where the Ministry of Defence assumes the responsibilities of a local authority the following numbers of children were placed on Child Protection Registers for the years 1996, 1997 and 1998: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number 1996 51 1997 46 1998 58 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Numbers of children overseas, subject to child protection inquiries, or the subject of concern, but whose names were not placed on the Child Protection Register, for the years 1996, 1997 and 1998 are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number 1996 41 1997 76 1998 82 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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