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GRANDPARENTS' RIGHTS

EDM number 16 in 2008-09, proposed by John Hemming on 03/12/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Family law.

That this House believes that a child's right to family life requires greater legislative protection; further believes that there should be an expectation that ancestors and close biological relatives become parties to Family Court cases on request; further believes there should be financial support for kinship carers; further believes that biological relatives including fathers without parental responsibility, grandparents, aunts and uncles should be automatically notified of care and adoption proceedings; and calls upon the Government to respond positively to the proposals from charities announced on 17 March 2008 in the document Grandparents' Rights - A Response to the Government.

This motion has been signed by a total of 43 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Hemming03/12/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratProposed
Kate Hoey03/12/2008VauxhallLabourSeconded
Andrew George03/12/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Bob Spink03/12/2008Castle PointIndependentSeconded
Peter Bottomley03/12/2008Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Ian Cawsey04/12/2008Brigg and GooleLabourSeconded
David Taylor04/12/2008North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Paul Rowen04/12/2008RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Winterton04/12/2008MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Ann Winterton04/12/2008CongletonConservativeSigned
Colin Breed04/12/2008South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew MacKinlay04/12/2008ThurrockLabourSigned
Lynne Jones04/12/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Stewart Jackson08/12/2008PeterboroughConservativeSigned
Mark Hunter08/12/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Wilshire08/12/2008SpelthorneConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock08/12/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer08/12/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
John McDonnell08/12/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle08/12/2008ChorleyLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins08/12/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
Bob Russell08/12/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Conway08/12/2008Old Bexley and SidcupIndependentSigned
Mark Durkan09/12/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Anne Main10/12/2008St AlbansConservativeSigned
Dai Davies10/12/2008Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Jo Swinson10/12/2008East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean10/12/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Michael Clapham10/12/2008Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Martin Caton10/12/2008GowerLabourSigned
William McCrea10/12/2008South AntrimDUPSigned
Nick Harvey10/12/2008North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh11/12/2008SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward O'Hara11/12/2008Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds11/12/2008Belfast NorthDUPSigned
John Battle11/12/2008Leeds WestLabourSigned
Michael Penning11/12/2008Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Denis Murphy15/12/2008WansbeckLabourSigned
Rudi Vis15/12/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell16/12/2008East LondonderryDUPSigned
Katy Clark17/12/2008North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
David Hamilton12/01/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Simon Hughes11/11/2009North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned

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