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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Education

Asked by Dr Simon OpherLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 87472

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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Education and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on the UK's position on proposals at the UN to negotiate an Option

Answered by Chris Elmore

Officials in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for Education worked together closely to determine the UK's position on the Optional Protocol, as set out in the answer provided on 3 November to Question 84390.

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