Written questions by Richards.

How many children under the care of English local authorities were living in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland on (i) 31 March 2024 and (ii) for each of the preceding four years.

The number of children looked after by English local authorities who were living more than 50 and 100 miles from home on 31 March 2024 and for each of the preceding four years is shown in the table below.YearLiving more than 50 miles from homeOf which: living more than 100 miles from home20206,8502,92020217,2102,99020227,0102,97020237,2103,06020247,3503,120 Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements.The number of children looked after by English local authorities who were living in Wales and Scotland on 31 March 2024 and for each of the preceding four years is published annually in section 4.7 of the methodology document that accompanies our statistical release. This can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions#content-section-4-content-7.

How many children in care in England were living more than (a) 50 and b) 100 miles from home on (i) 31 March 2024 and (ii) for each of the preceding four years.

The number of children looked after by English local authorities who were living more than 50 and 100 miles from home on 31 March 2024 and for each of the preceding four years is shown in the table below.YearLiving more than 50 miles from homeOf which: living more than 100 miles from home20206,8502,92020217,2102,99020227,0102,97020237,2103,06020247,3503,120 Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements.The number of children looked after by English local authorities who were living in Wales and Scotland on 31 March 2024 and for each of the preceding four years is published annually in section 4.7 of the methodology document that accompanies our statistical release. This can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions#content-section-4-content-7.

How many children in Rother Valley constituency (a) have EHCP plans and (b) are receiving specialist education for special educational needs; and how many of those have not been attending school in each of the 

The special educational needs (SEN) publication publishes data on pupils in schools in England with Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans which can be accessed at the following link: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/spe...