Just six Welsh MPs attended the debate.

Earlier, Mr Jones suspended a threat to publish the names of 45 other people named in the Waterhouse report who he believes should be investigated by police.

By naming alleged abusers in Parliament, Mr Jones could not be sued for what he reveals.

But he said he will not do so until he has checked allegations with the police, but pledged that he will raise questions about the way the inquiry was carried out.

Vale of Clwyd MP Chris Ruane also warned the House of Commons that care workers needed protection from disturbed children, after a worker in a care home was allegedly sexually assaulted by a young resident.

Mr Ruane said he had been visited by the care worker after the assault and questioned what the Government was doing to protect workers.

The Health Minister John Hutton said it was ultimately the task of employers to ensure a safe working environment for their staff.

Naming threat

Opening today's debate, the Westminster Health Minister John Hutton outlined measures the government has taken in response to Waterhouse - including the establishment of a Children's Commissioner.

He said a full response to the report would be published in the summer and The Protection of Children Act was likely to come into place in the autumn.

"The problems are bigger than any one individual ... they are rooted in systematic failure," Mr Hutton told MPs.

"The tragedy is we know these children in north Wales were not alone. The clear evidence is that too many children in the past were failed by the very services that should have been there to help them."

The issue of a commissioner for Wales was debated again in the Welsh National Assembly in Cardiff this week.