§ Miss Lestorasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has considered the recommendations in the Houghton Report on Fostering and Adoption; and if he will make a statement of his policy thereon.
§ Sir K. JosephI am in touch with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department about the recommendations of the Report of the Departmental Committee on the Adoption of Children which relate to fostering, but the report as a whole raises complex issues which the Government are studying carefully before coming to any conclusions.