A question on #UNConventionOnTheRightsOfTheChild tabled by Lord Hampton on 31-03-2025 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Question ID: 1790918
UIN: HL6347
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-31
Asking Member ID: 4951
Asking Member display name: Lord Hampton
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, as part of their commitment to be a "child-centred Government", to encourage schools to support students to send submissions to the United Nations Human Rights Council's open-ended intergovernmental wo
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Date answered: 2025-04-28
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Answering Member ID: 269
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answer text: The UK government is committed to safeguarding and advancing children’s rights. We firmly uphold the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which we ratified in 1991. It is important for all children, regardless of...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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