Grandparents And Parenting Skills

EDM number 1257 in 2002-03, proposed by David Wright on 20/05/2003.

That this House recognises the important role that grandparents can play in bringing up children and ensuring that good parenting skills are transferred between generations; believes that children benefit from continued contact with members of their wider family, whilst noting that their safety is of paramount importance; calls on the Government to comprehensively review the procedures through which grandparents apply for contact with their grandchildren through the courts; and congratulates the Telford based Grandparents' Action Group on the positive and constructive work they are doing in this area.

This motion has been signed by a total of 67 MPs.