Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat). It was answered by Baroness Thornton (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 July 2008.

Children: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Question: Whether the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families will head the United Kingdom delegation reporting to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva on 23 September.

Answer: My Lords, the UK delegation will be led by a senior civil servant, Tom Jeffery, director-general at the Department for Children, Schools and Families, who will be able to undertake a high-quality dialogue with the committee. The UK Government do not routinely send Ministers to report at this type of hearing and, like the Governments of most other western countries, have not previously sent Ministers to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 703 c1096
Session: 2007-08
Oral question type: Lead
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Ministers UK delegations Department for Children, Schools and Families UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk