§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children were allowed into the United Kingdom from overseas countries for adoption by United Kingdom residents during the last 12 months, broken down by country. [86823]
§ Beverley HughesInformation on the number of children admitted to the United Kingdom from overseas countries for adoption is not currently available.
The most up to date information that is available covers the number of children given indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom on the basis of adoption. This number excludes those children given limited leave to remain and who are subsequently adopted through the UK courts, becoming British citizens on the date that the final adoption order is made.
745WA total of around 25 adopted children were given indefinite leave to remain in 2001. The nationalities of the children were:
There were fewer than 10 cases for each nationality.
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cyprus
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- India
- Malawi
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- South Africa
- Thailand
- Turkey
- United States of America
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe