Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Hanson of Flint and Nadhim Zahawi

Monday 24th June 2019 Commons Chamber

[David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab)]

1. What steps he is taking to ensure his Department’s policies are compliant with the UN convention on the rights of the child.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Nadhim Zahawi)]

I am sure colleagues have enjoyed the bevy of sport over the weekend, especially the tennis, but I think we would all want to congratulate the Lionesses on winning 3-0 against the Cameroon and, of course, on reaching the quarter-finals, where I hope they will quickly dispose of the Norway option to get to the semi-finals.

The use of children’s rights impact assessments is widely promoted across the Department and wider Government, and our assessment template is designed to help staff to give due consideration to the UNCRC when making new policy and legislation.