§ Mr. Waddingtonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to provide that in future the cost of medical examination of a person applying to adopt a child is borne by the National Health Service or the relevant local authority, and not by the applicant.
§ Sir K. JosephThis was one of a number of matters considered by the Departmental Committee on the Adoption of Children, whose report the Government are studying carefully.