7. Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal: Bill to incorporate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons into Welsh law

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:53 pm on 10 October 2018.

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Photo of Mark Isherwood Mark Isherwood Conservative 3:53, 10 October 2018

As Disability Wales state, if the UN declaration or convention were incorporated into Welsh law, this would raise the profile of disabled people's rights within Welsh Government, require consideration of disabled people's rights in legislation and policy brought forward by Ministers, establish an accountability framework ensuring strategic implementation and monitoring, as well as greater consistency across legislation and policy—