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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2023-03-16more like thismore than 2023-03-16
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will be nominating a candidate to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in the 2024 elections. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger more like this
uin HL6567 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-03-21more like thismore than 2023-03-21
answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role played by CEDAW in holding state parties to account in implementing the convention.</p><p>As with all UN bodies, the Government considers a range of factors in deciding whether to nominate a UK candidate for election to the Committee and will continue to consider future vacancies as they arise.</p><p>The UK continues to ensure that we put women at the heart of our domestic and international policies, as shown on International Women’s Day when the government published the UK’s new international women and girls strategy.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook remove filter
question first answered
less than 2023-03-21T16:45:40.953Zmore like thismore than 2023-03-21T16:45:40.953Z
answering member
4553
label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook more like this
tabling member
4301
label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger more like this