Forced Child Adoption
EDM number 92 in 2012-13, proposed by John Leech on 21/05/2012.
Categorised under the topic of Children's social services.
That this House recognises the suffering that forced child adoptions during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s caused, which took place due to social pressures on women who had children outside of marriage; notes the unacceptable adoption and care practices of the past, such as not giving information about welfare services including housing and financial help which were available at the time and not questioning whether women putting their children up for adoption had given informed consent; further recognises the negligence of previous Governments, with regard to ensuring that the care provided for unmarried mothers was appropriate and that they and their children were not mistreated or discriminated against, resulting in many women suffering traumatising pre and post-natal experiences and children being denied contact with their birth parents; and calls on the Government to apologise in order to go some way toward helping the parents and children who were victims of these practices.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Leech | 21/05/2012 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 21/05/2012 | Luton North | Labour | Seconded |
| John McDonnell | 21/05/2012 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Seconded |
| Mark Durkan | 21/05/2012 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Seconded |
| Andrew George | 21/05/2012 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Jim Shannon | 22/05/2012 | Strangford | DUP | Seconded |
| Mike Hancock | 22/05/2012 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 22/05/2012 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Lady Hermon | 22/05/2012 | North Down | UUP | Signed |
| Margaret Ritchie | 22/05/2012 | South Down | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
| David Heyes | 23/05/2012 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Labour | Signed |
| Albert Owen | 23/05/2012 | Ynys M | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 23/05/2012 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 23/05/2012 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 23/05/2012 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Williams | 23/05/2012 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian Lavery | 24/05/2012 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
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