Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has any plans to promote human rights in the UK and abroad through the creation of a dedicated UK Minister or commissioner for human rights.

The Government has two Ministers with responsibility for human rights. In my role as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, I have Ministerial responsibility for human rights domestically, and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has responsibility for human rights internationally.

We have no plans for additional Human Rights Ministers or Commissioners.