A total of 118 adoptions of children from Russia were made between 2008 and last year, Family Affairs Minister Michael Farrugia told opposition MP Chris Said in reply to a parliamentary question.
There were 27 in 2008, 25 in 2009, 10 in 2010, 29 in 2011, nine in 2012, six in 2013 and 12 in 2014. Dr Farrugia noted that the numbers reflected only adoptions in which the government’s Aġenzija Appoġġ had been involved. Private agencies could also have been involved, and complete statistics could only be gleaned from the Public Registry.