United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 46209
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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2 September 2022
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16 September 2022 · Answer
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16 September 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to progress the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Government policy.
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2 September 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to progress the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Government policy.
Source: Commons
16 September 2022
Answer
We are fully committed to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which we ratified in 2009. The UK as a general principle does not incorporate international treaties into domestic law. However, the rights of disabled people under th...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-02/46209
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1504431
- uk · wq-1504431 · source updated 16 September 2022