HC Deb 12 July 1978 vol 953 c617W
Mr. Peter Bottomley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the number of children newly adopted for each year since 1945.

Mr. Moyle

The following table gives the number of adoptions registered in each year from 1945 to 1977 in England and Wales:

Year Number
1945 16,357
1946 21,280
1947 18,269
1948 18,550
1949 17,331
1950 12,748
1951 13,854
1952 13,900
1953 13,001
1954 13,005
1955 13,005
1956 13,201
1957 13,403
1958 13,304
1959 14,109
1960 15,099
1961 16,000
1962 16,894
1963 17,782
1964 20,412
1965 21,033
1966 22,792
1967 22,802
1968 24,831
1969 23,708
1970 22,371
1971 21,495
1972 21,599
1973 22,247
1974 22,502
1975 21,299
1976 17,621
1977 12,748