Question follow-through · 73789
Adoption
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Government issuing an official apology to people affected by forced adoptions.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Government issuing an official apology to people affected by forced adoptions.
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2025
Answer published
This abhorrent practice should never have taken place, and our deepest sympathies are with all those affected.The government takes this issue extremely seriously and continues to engage with those affected to provide support.The department continues to fo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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