That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 12107/06 and Addenda 1 and 2, Commission Communication: Towards an EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child; supports the Government's view that any such strategy should stay within the Union's existing competences; asks the Government to ensure that any EU activity in the field of children's rights adds value to existing intergovernmental arrangements; and opposes any future legislation on children's rights that does not have a proper Treaty basis. —[Liz Blackman.]

Question agreed to.