Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Thursday, 6 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 14 March 2003. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Friday, 14 March 2003 on behalf of the Lord Chancellor's Department.

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Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, what steps have recently been taken by her Department to provide and improve statistics of cases of child abduction. - Including ref to 7 January 2003, 397 c66W.

Answer: Keith Vaz: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what steps have recently been taken by her Department to provide and improve statistics of cases of child abduction. [102237] Ms Rosie Winterton: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 7 January 2003, Official Report, column 66W. I would only add that the statistical information collected by the Child Abduction Unit is submitted to the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference annually for publication on their website.

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