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Mr. Fraser
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many affiliation orders have been granted in each of the last three years.
Mr. John Patten
Affiliation orders ceased to be made from 31 March 1989 and orders for financial provision are now granted under the amended Guardianship of Minors Act 1971. Information for the period before such orders were abolished is given in the table.
| Affiliation orders granted | |
| Year | Number |
| 1987 | 10,580 |
| 1988 | 11,410 |
| 19891 | 3,570 |
| 1 1 January 1989 to 31 March 1989. | |