Written question asked by Paul Marsden (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 3 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 December 2002. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 December 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children (a) suffered child abuse and (b) were killed in each parliamentary constituency in each of the last five years. - Inc fact that information not held centrally.

Answer: Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children (a) suffered child abuse and (b) were killed in each parliamentary constituency in each of the last five years. [86143] Jacqui Smith: Information on children who suffer abuse or were killed in each parliamentary constituency is not held centrally. Information detailing the number of children on the Child Protection Register over the last five years by local authority has been placed in the Library. Information detailing the number of children under 16-years-old, who are currently recorded as being victims of homicide, a category which covers murder, manslaughter and infanticide, over the last five years by police force areas of England and Wales, has been placed in the Library.

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