§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the book on child migrants, a copy of which has been sent to him by Nottinghamshire county councillor, the hon. Joan Taylor.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyChild migration has not been seen as a valid response to the needs of children in care for over two decades. The emigration of children in care occurs only rarely nowadays, with the Secretary of State's consent, when it is clearly in the best interests of the child and the emigration plan has been rigorously scrutinised.