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Question and Answer Tracking Details

3103 - FOSTER CARERS

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Community Services
  1. How many foster carers are there in the electorate of Wallsend?
  2. How many children do they care for?
Answer -
  1. and (2) The electorate of Wallsend falls across the catchments of Edgeworth and Charlestown Community Services Centres.
    As at 31 March 2008 394 carers were being paid across both Community Services Centres, catchments. They cared for a total of 644 children and young people.

Question asked on 14 May 2008 (session 54-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 66
Answer received on 18 June 2008 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 74