§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to appoint(a) a United Kingdom children's rights commissioner and (b) an English children's rights commissioner. [24346]
§ Mr. BoatengWe have no plans to establish an office of Children's Rights Commissioner. During 1998 the Government will be preparing the Second United Kingdom Report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in accordance with the requirements of Article 44 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989. We will take into account possible advantages of such an Office and note progress in other countries where such an Office has been established.