A question on #Adoption tabled by Dr Al Pinkerton on 22-04-2025 has been answered by Janet Daby.

Heading: Adoption
Question ID: 1795907
UIN: 47123
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-22
Asking Member ID: 5288
Asking Member display name: Dr Al Pinkerton
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Dr Al Pinkerton
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing redress to people impacted by forced adoptions between 1945 and 1976.
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Date answered: 2025-05-30
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4698
Answering Member display name: Janet Daby
Answering Member handle: JanetDaby
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JanetDaby
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Answer text: This abhorrent practice should never have taken place, and our deepest sympathies are with all those affected.We take this issue extremely seriously and are considering what more can be done for those who were impacted by historical forced adoption.
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true