text: in the case of the Convention. The Covenant, unlike the Convention, dealt with many different aspects of civil and political rights and treated sex discrimination in a general way and in the context of other kinds of discrimination. Unfortunately, in its details the Convention was not always as precise as it might be, and it had been necessary for the United Kingdom to make quite extensive and detailed declarations of understanding and reservations to the Convention. However, there was nothing in them which was inconsistent with the United Kingdom's obligations under the Covenant. 6. Several members of the Committee had requested more information on the Ministerial Group on Women's Issues. The Group comprised a core of 13 Ministers covering a broad spectrum of key policy areas which affected women's lives. The Home Office Minister was chairman of the Group, and the Minister who was co-chairman of the Women's National Commission was vice-chairman of the Ministerial Group. Such an arrangement enhanced communication between women's organizations and the Government and ensured that reports on particular issues submitted by the Commission received full ministerial consideration. In areas where the views of the Commission and the Government differed, the Minister reported the views of the Commission to the Group. 7. Each Minister in the Ministerial Group on Women's Issues was responsible, within his or her department, for issues of special concern to women. The Group concerned itself collectively only with those issues which cut across departmental responsibility and required co-ordinated development and implementation. It was therefore not the role of the Group to co-ordinate and comment on every policy proposal as it was submitted to Cabinet. By means of reports from departments, the Group kept under review issues which it had considered. The Group drew up an 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a government's approach to promoting women's rights and addressing gender discrimination. It mentions a ministerial group and a women's commission, which suggests a focus on social and political issues rather than economic or environmental ones. The text also mentions policy proposals and Cabinet, which suggests a government context.