To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of children placed in the foster care of one or both of their biological parents, in the last five years.

Children who are subject to a Care Order can for varying reasons be placed in the care of one or both biological parents. They can remain subject to the Care Order, and are deemed a child in care however they are not considered a child in foster care.

The following is the breakdown of the number of children in Northern Ireland who were at home with parents subject to a Care Order in the last five years.