Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many registered foster carers there have been in the UK in each year since 2010.
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.