Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 84390
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Education
Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 3 November 2025
Question
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green Party — North Herefordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the UK opposed advancing discussions on a new optional protocol on free education at the Intergovernmental Working Group on Free Education in September 2025;
Answer
Chris ElmoreThe UK is committed to investing in children and promoting equal access to education. The UK already provides free primary and secondary education and has been supporting partners globally to deliver education for all. We challenged the need for a new opt...
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