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Early Day Motions
EDM 1199 Grandparents' Rights- tabled 17- March- 2008"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 the charities announced on 17th March in the document Grandparents' Rights - A Response to the Government."
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EDM 128 Parenting Time Presumption - tabled 18-May-2005"That this House believes that separated parents should each have a legal presumption of contact with their children, so that both parents can continue to parent their children and children are able to benefit from being parented by both their parents, as well as from contact with any grandparents and extended family members able and willing to play a role in their upbringing; and urges the Government to replace the legal term 'contact' with 'parenting time' and to ensure that parenting time orders can be and are made and enforced by the courts, save where a child's safety would be at risk." | 56% of MPs have signed (that's 359 signatures) |
EDM 869 - Working of the Children Act 2004 - tabled 26-Oct-2005"That this House urges the Government to remove the veil of secrecy from the workings of the Children Act 2004; considers that the closed door policy of the family courts breeds suspicion and a culture of secrecy which does nothing to instil confidence in those using them, which affects not just the courts but the social services departments of local authorities; and believes that it is possible to preserve the anonymity of children involved in the proceedings without the cumbersome rules which obstruct parents from receiving advice and support, which in particular works to the disadvantage of parents with special learning difficulty." | 214 MP signatures |
EDM 2367 Parenting Time Presumption (No.2) - tabled 14-Jun-2006"That this House notes that Early Day Motion 128 `Parenting Time Presumption' has now been signed by 340 hon. Members of all political parties representing more than half of all hon. Members in the House; further notes that the Motion urges that separated parents should each have a legal presumption of contact with their children unless it compromises the safety of the child, but that the Government has so far declined to make these changes to the Children and Adoption Bill; calls on the Government to adopt the amendments which have been tabled for report stage of the Bill to achieve this end as supported by the majority of hon. Members; looks forward to all those hon. Members who have added their names to the Motion being present at report stage to add their votes of support; and, given the extraordinary level of interest in this subject, calls for a debate to be scheduled as soon as possible in Government time on the whole issue of shared parental responsibility and better parenting." | 119 MP signatures |
| Early Day Motions (EDMs) are used in Parliament to draw MPs' attention to matters of public interest. There are altogether 646 MPs, including 118 ministers, etc. who don't sign EDMs, leaving 528 who can. Use the EDM numbered links above to see if your MP has signed. You can ask your MP to sign by clicking here. | |