§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children were adopted in each year since 1990. [57193]
§ Ruth KellyI have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Registrar General. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Keith Vaz, dated 21 May 2002:
As Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent question on numbers of adoptions since 1990. (57193)Figures are given in the table below.
Number of adoptions in England and Wales from 1990 until 2001 Year Number of adoptions 1990 6,733 1991 6,912 1992 7,466 1993 6,799 1994 6,165 1995 5,840 1996 5,741 1997 5,212 1998 4,617 1999 4,988 2000 5,036 2001 5,131