§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children have been adopted in each of the years since 1966; and how many of these children were males and how many were females.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information required is in the table:532W
Adoptions of children—England and Wales Year Males Females Total 1966 11,616 11,176 22,792 1967 11,553 11,249 22,802 1968 12,656 12,175 24,831 1969 12,102 11,606 23,708 1970 11,423 10,950 22,373 1971 11,013 10,482 21,495 1972 10,914 10,685 21,599 1973 11,474 10,773 22,247 1974 11,503 10,999 22,502 1975 10,786 10,513 21,299 1976 8,939 8,682 17,621 1977 6,548 6,200 12,748 1978 6,259 5,862 12,121 1979 5,593 5,277 10,870 1980 5,428 5,181 10,609 1981 4,799 4,485 9,284 1982 5,305 4,935 10,240 1983 4,640 4,389 9,029 Note: From 1973 onwards figures relate to persons under 18: previously they related to persons under age 21.