Speaking at a fringe meeting organised by The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (Tact) and the Fostering Network at the Conservative conference in Birmingham, Loughton said he is aware the syndrome can have a similar impact to autism.
"I think foetal alcohol syndrome accounts for an awful lot of damaged children in this country," he said. "It is something I want to look at. I think this is a really big issue."
Loughton was responding to a question from Gareth Crossman, director at Tact, who said local authorities are not coming to terms with the impact of foetal alcohol syndrome.
Tact estimates around 7,000 children a year are born in Britain with foetal alcohol syndrome.
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