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Children And Shared Parenting

EDM number 1458 in 2001-02, proposed by Edward Leigh on 18/06/2002.

That this House believes that children are best brought up with the full involvement of both their natural parents and if possible, members of their wider family; further believes that all children of separated parents are entitled to the love, personal care and support of both their natural parents in their everyday lives unless reason is shown otherwise and that both parents have a duty to support the relationship of the children with the other parent; believes also that public and private institutions should recognise both parents of children with whom they deal and that all involved parties should seek to minimise any loss or damage caused by divorce or separation to children's relationship with either of their parents or with their wider family; further believes that the rewards of sacrifices of and resources devoted to parenting should be fairly shared between the parents; and calls for public policy to be adapted to remove obstacles to this objective.

This motion has been signed by a total of 59 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Edward Leigh18/06/2002GainsboroughConservativeProposed
Martin Smyth19/06/2002Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Jenny Tonge19/06/2002Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Kevin McNamara19/06/2002Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Vincent Cable19/06/2002TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Elfyn Llwyd20/06/2002Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Hilton Dawson20/06/2002Lancaster & WyreLabourSigned
Sue Doughty20/06/2002GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Grayling20/06/2002Epsom & EwellConservativeSigned
Roy Beggs20/06/2002East AntrimUUPSigned
Sydney Chapman24/06/2002Chipping BarnetConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock24/06/2002Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell24/06/2002Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Selous25/06/2002South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Nigel Jones25/06/2002CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Patsy Calton25/06/2002CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Goodman26/06/2002WycombeConservativeSigned
David Taylor26/06/2002North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Hugo Swire26/06/2002East DevonConservativeSigned
Roger Godsiff08/07/2002Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small HeathLabourSigned
Matthew Green10/07/2002LudlowLiberal DemocratSigned
Adam Price17/07/2002Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Martyn Jones17/07/2002Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins18/07/2002TamworthLabourSigned
Simon Burns18/07/2002West ChelmsfordConservativeSigned
David Burnside18/07/2002South AntrimUUPSigned
Nigel Waterson18/07/2002EastbourneConservativeSigned
Angela Watkinson18/07/2002UpminsterConservativeSigned
John Wilkinson22/07/2002Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Andrew Rosindell22/07/2002RomfordConservativeSigned
John Robertson23/07/2002Glasgow, AnnieslandLabourSigned
Phil Sawford23/07/2002KetteringLabourSigned
Patrick Mercer23/07/2002NewarkConservativeSigned
Frank Cook23/07/2002Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson23/07/2002Lagan ValleyUUPSigned
David Amess23/07/2002Southend WestConservativeSigned
Ann Widdecombe23/07/2002Maidstone & The WealdConservativeSigned
Mark Prisk24/07/2002Hertford & StortfordConservativeSigned
Desmond Swayne24/07/2002New Forest WestConservativeSigned
Win Griffiths24/07/2002BridgendLabourSigned
Janet Dean24/07/2002BurtonLabourSigned
Nick Harvey24/07/2002North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Palmer24/07/2002BroxtoweLabourSigned
Calum MacDonald24/09/2002Na h-Eileanan an IarLabourSigned
David Wright24/09/2002TelfordLabourSigned
Mike Wood24/09/2002Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Ann Winterton24/09/2002CongletonConservativeSigned
Harold Best24/09/2002Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Bill Etherington24/09/2002Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Ian Davidson24/09/2002Glasgow, PollokLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tony Cunningham24/09/2002WorkingtonLabourSigned
David Chidgey24/09/2002EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
David Ruffley24/09/2002Bury St EdmundsConservativeSigned
Bob Russell15/10/2002ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
David Borrow22/10/2002South RibbleLabourSigned
Edward Davey24/10/2002Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony McWalter31/10/2002Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Tom Brake06/11/2002Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Connarty06/11/2002Falkirk EastLabourSigned

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