HL Deb 25 October 1995 vol 566 c116WA
Lord Braine of Wheatley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many children from China have been adopted by British couples during each of the last three complete years, and what is their estimate for the current year.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)

The number of adoption applications referred to China by the Department of Health is as follows:

1993: 2
1994: 16
1995: 33 (to 30 September).