Child Labour

HC Deb 22 July 1999 vol 335 c653W

Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if the Government will(a) ratify the ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour and (b) encourage other Governments to ratify the Convention. [92125]

Mr. Andrew Smith

I hope to be in a position to make an announcement on ratification of Convention 138 in the near future.