(2) how many children were added to the Adoption Register in each year since its creation.
This information can be found in the following table:
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Prospective adopters—couples 2,263 1,678 1,444 1,081 1,252 1,196 Prospective adopters—single 185 129 139 134 182 167 Children 2,645 1,879 2,119 1,657 1,727 1,832 Source: The Adoption Register for England and Wales.