UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Reservations and Interpretative Declaration - Human Rights Joint Committee Contents


Formal Minutes


Tuesday 31 March 2009

Members present:

Mr Andrew Dismore MP, in the Chair
Lord Bowness

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Lord Morris of Handsworth

The Earl of Onslow

Baroness Prashar

Dr Evan Harris MP

Mr Edward Timpson MP


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Draft Report (UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Reservations and Interpretative Declaration), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.

Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.

Paragraphs 1 to 84 read and agreed to.

Summary read and agreed to.

Resolved, That the Report be the Twelfth Report of the Committee to each House.

Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House of Commons and that Lord Morris of Handsworth make the Report to the House of Lords.

Written evidence was ordered to be reported to the House for printing with the Report, together with written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 10 March.

Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 134.

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[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 April at 1.30pm.


 
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