To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he intends to take to implement the recommendations of the Scottish Office review of child care law in Scotland; and what the timetable is for this.

[holding answer 9 March 1992]: Having consulted extensively on the recommendations of the child care law review, we shall take them into account along with the recommendations of the Orkney and Fife inquiries and the review of residential child care, when we come to prepare a White Paper later this year. The White Paper will set out our proposals for a range of reforms in the field of child care.