§ Annabelle EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether the proposed children's commissioner will have powers which extend to Scotland. [185274]
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§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 20 July 2004]Under the Government's proposals, the Children's Commissioner will have powers in relation to non-devolved matters in Scotland and across the UK. We do not intend that the proposed Commissioner should have any role in devolved matters in Scotland. However we do intend that the Commissioner should carry out his or her general functions in relation to non-devolved matters across the UK—promoting awareness of the views and interests of children, and looking into and reporting on the matters which affect and concern them—as well as his or her inquiry functions.