Tony Blair told a meeting of Parliament's Liaison Committee that hehoped agencies would join together to provide a gateway for potentialadoptive parents to access adoption services.
Two weeks ago, Blair announced there would be no opt-out for Catholicadoption agencies in laws giving same-sex couples an equal right toadopt, but that there would be a 21-month period for the agencies toprepare for the new laws.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the head of the Catholic Church inEngland, had warned that Catholic agencies would be shut down if the lawwent ahead.
A spokesman for the Catholic Church said it was not commenting on theoption of consortiums at this stage.
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