Written question asked by David Hinchliffe (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 July 1993. It was answered by John Bowis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 July 1993 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: For what reasons the files (a) MH 102 1954 Emigration of 15 children-correspondence with the Home Office, (b) MH 102 1889 Report on the Swan Home and Coogee Home, Perth, and (c) MH 102 1882 Correspondence about Roman Catholic Child Migrants, relating to child migrants are closed under the 75 year rule; and whether the information contained within them can be made available to British child migrants for use in tracing relatives and counselling purposes; and similarly for files (a) MH 102 1879 Emigration of children to Christian Brothers Schools in Australia (b) MH 102 1880 Correspondence concerning the emigration of children to Christian Brothers Schools in Ausutralia and MH 102 2022 Emigration of young people to Australia and report on Reverview Salvation Army training farm Queensland. - Ref to 229 c5W.

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