HC Deb 12 June 1991 vol 192 cc575-6W
Mr. Denzil Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of the children adopted in Wales in the last three available years were 10 years of age and over.

Number of adoption orders1 Number of children adopted aged 10 years or over Percentage of children adopted aged 10 years or over
1987 442 116 26.2
19882 463 141 30.4
19893 436 128 29.4
Source: OPCS
1 Period January to December
2 Five adoption orders did not specify the age of the child and have therefore been omitted from these figures.
3 One adoption order did not specify the age of the child and has therefore been omitted from these figures.

Mr. Denzil Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many adoption orders were made in Wales in each of the last three available years.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

The number of adoption orders made in Wales in each of the last three available years is given in the following table:

Source: OPCS.

Note: These figures, which are rounded to the nearest 100, relate to re-registrations for year ended December 1990. This is to make an allowance for an average of three months between a person moving and subsequent re-registration.