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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-10-26more like thismore than 2016-10-26
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development remove filter
hansard heading Department for International Development: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 December 2010, Official Report, column 7WS, what consideration her Department has given to the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when making new policy and legislation since May 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Workington more like this
tabling member printed
Sue Hayman remove filter
uin 50464 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-02more like thismore than 2016-11-02
answer text <p>The rights, freedoms and protections for children are considered throughout policy-making and programme activity across DFID. As part of DFID’s commitment to children, the Secretary of State recently announced her founding Board membership of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children and increased UK ambition in tackling child labour in developing countries. DFID leadership includes recent commitments to eradicate female genital mutilation; end child, early and forced marriages; tackle all forms of violence against women and girls, recognising the harm this does to both boys and girls; and protecting children in conflict and humanitarian settings.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-02T16:36:15.357Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-02T16:36:15.357Z
answering member
4137
label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
4395
label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock more like this