§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many adoptions of children in care have taken place for each year from 1975 to the last year for which figures are available; and how many of these in each year subsequently broke down.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe number of adoptions of children in care in England is as follows:126W
Adoptions during the year ended 31 March number 1976 1,313 1977 1,362 1978 1,450* 1979 1,317† 1980 1,704‡ * excludes 1 local authority. † excludes 6 local authorities. ‡ includes estimates for 12 local authorities. Information is not available on the number of these adoptions which have subsequently broken down.