§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 2 February 2001,Official Report, column 357W. on the UN special rapporteur on right to education, if he will make a statement on the outcome of his meeting on 7 February. [150384]
§ Mr. BattleThe UN special rapporteur on the right to education was due to meet with my right hon. Friend the Minister for School Standards and the Minister of State, Home Office on 7 February to discuss the report of her previous visit in 1999.
Unfortunately, the special rapporteur was unable to travel from Sweden to the UK due to adverse weather conditions. We are in contact with her office with a view to her visiting the UK at a later date.