§ Mr. Donald AndersonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what assessment he has made of the case for updating the requirement in Home Office Circular No. 37/1968 relating to the destruction, save for a random sample, after 21 years, of adoption minutes or minutes books in the records of magistrates courts so as to respond to subsequent changes in disclosure possibilities to adopted children. [26756]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe Lord Chancellor's Department, in consultation with various interested parties, is currently undertaking a review which will address this requirement and wider related issues.