To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what work he is undertaking to ensure Child Rights Impact Assessments are applied to policies and legislation relating to climate action.

As part of work to develop a draft Climate Action Plan (CAP), my Department has commissioned and is developing a range of impact assessments on the effects of policies and proposals within the CAP. These include a Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) on the draft CAP with the intention of releasing for consultation alongside the CAP consultation. A CRIA has also been completed to assess the impact of the regulations that will set Northern Ireland’s first three carbon budgets covering the period 2023-2037.