§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, if he will introduce legislation to allow natural parents access to information about their children which have been adopted.
§ Mr. WhitneyNo. It is entirely up to the adopted person to decide whether he wishes his new identity to be disclosed to his natural parents.
§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he proposes to reply to the two letters of 2 October and 29 November 1985 from Mr. and Mrs. Crawley of Hawthorn Crescent, Portsmouth, on the subject of access by natural parents to information about their children who have been adopted.
§ Mr. WhitneyMr. and Mrs. Crawley have written a number of letters on this issue since 1983. Their letter of 29 November to my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary was transferred to this Department and a brief reply in acknowledgement was sent to them although there was nothing further that could usefully be added to previous correspondence.