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Written question asked by Lord Haworth (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Adonis (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 January 2008.


Adoption

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Statement by Lord Adonis on 6 December 2007 (WS 215), how many adopters' dossiers for the adoption of Guatemalan children by United Kingdom residents had been reviewed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families at the time of the decision to suspend adoptions and will now not be processed.
Answer

Nineteen applications to adopt from Guatemala were held by the Department for Children, Schools and Families that were not able to proceed when the suspension was introduced.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1559; 698 c100WA
Session
2007-08
Related items
Adoption: Guatemala
Thursday, 6 December 2007
Written statements
House of Lords
Subjects
Intercountry adoption Guatemala
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk