HC Deb 03 April 2003 vol 402 cc873-4W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many orders for child contact are extant in relation to persons under the age of 18; and how many orders were made in each of the last three years for which information is available. [105579]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The information requested about the numbers of extant child contacts orders relating to persons under the age of 18 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the numbers of child contact orders granted during the last three years are as follows:

Number
1999 41,862
2000 46,070
2001 55,030