Written questions

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Children

Commons · Question 36065 · Tabled 6 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a Special Envoy for Children within his Department.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 19 Mar 2025

As a ratifier of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UK Government is committed to the promotion, protection and realisation of children's rights at home and overseas. Whilst the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not have a d...