Member

I take the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, about adoptive children. There are conflicting views about whether adopted children should or should not have a new NHS number at the point at which they become adopted. Obviously, there are those who are concerned about the continuity of medical information for that child; there are also those who are concerned about whether it would enable birth parents to identify a child making a new start with a new family. All I will say is that there are conflicting views about whether there should be a consistent NHS number there.