§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the number of requests made to each EC country in each of the last three years for the return of British children believed to have been abducted to the EC country in question.
Mr. John M. Taylor[holding answer 17 June 1993]: The figures requested are as follows:
Requests for return Country 1991 1992 11993 Belgium 1 0 0 Denmark 0 0 1 France 7 9 5 Germany 8 13 1 Greece 0 0 0 Ireland 0 13 5 Italy 0 0 0 Luxembourg 0 0 0 Netherlands 8 7 2 Portugal 2 0 0 Spain 7 12 5 1 Janurary-June
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the number of British children(a) abducted from Britain who are currently believed to be in each EC country and (b) abducted from Britain who have been returned from each EC country over the last three years.
Mr. John M. Taylor[holding answer 17 June 1993]: The figures requested are as follows: 507W
June 1990 to June 1993 Country children (a) Number of children abducted (b) Number of children returned Belgium 3 1 Denmark 1 0 France 35 1 Germany 26 4 Greece 1— 1— Ireland 26 3 Italy 1 — 1— Luxembourg 1— 1— Netherlands 26 4 Portugal 7 1 Spain 47 7 1 Figures not available.