Early Day Motions

PARENTING TIME PRESUMPTION

EDM (Early Day Motion) 288: tabled on 02 December 2004

Tabled in the 2004-05 session.

This motion has been signed by 77 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

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 that 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.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Grieve, Mr Dominic
Conservative
Signed on 2 December 2004
Beaconsfield
Primary
Amess, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 19 January 2005
Southend West
Barker, Gregory
Conservative
Signed on 17 March 2005
Bexhill and Battle
Blunt, Mr Crispin
Conservative
Signed on 20 December 2004
Reigate
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Worthing West
Brazier, Mr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 14 December 2004
Canterbury

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Burt, Alistair
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
North East Bedfordshire
Cable, Dr Vincent
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 13 December 2004
Twickenham
Chapman, Sir Sydney
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
Chipping Barnet
Clappison, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 27 January 2005
Hertsmere
Conway, Derek
Conservative
Signed on 20 December 2004
Old Bexley and Sidcup
Cryer, Mrs Ann
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2004
Keighley
Djanogly, Mr Jonathan
Conservative
Signed on 7 February 2005
Huntingdon
Duncan, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
Evans, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Ribble Valley
Fabricant, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 12 January 2005
Lichfield
Fallon, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 15 December 2004
Sevenoaks
Field, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 13 January 2005
Cities of London and Westminster
Flight, Mr Howard
Conservative
Signed on 13 December 2004
Arundel and South Downs
Flook, Mr Adrian
Conservative
Signed on 20 December 2004
Taunton
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 10 January 2005
Ilford South
Garnier, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Harborough
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 December 2004
St Ives
Gillan, Mrs Cheryl
Conservative
Signed on 14 December 2004
Chesham and Amersham
Goodman, Mr Paul
Conservative
Signed on 7 December 2004
Wycombe
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 16 December 2004
North Wiltshire
Gummer, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 27 January 2005
Suffolk Coastal
Hammond, Mr Philip
Conservative
Signed on 17 January 2005
Runnymede and Weybridge
Heald, Mr Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
North East Hertfordshire
Hendry, Charles
Conservative
Signed on 25 January 2005
Wealden
Horam, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Orpington
Hunter, Mr Andrew
Independent Conservative
Signed on 19 January 2005
Basingstoke
Kaufman, Sir Gerald
Labour
Signed on 24 January 2005
Manchester, Gorton
Kirkbride, Julie
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Bromsgrove
Laing, Mrs Eleanor
Conservative
Signed on 1 February 2005
Epping Forest
Lamb, Norman
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 12 January 2005
North Norfolk
Letwin, Mr Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
West Dorset
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 2 December 2004
New Forest East
Loughton, Tim
Conservative
Signed on 2 December 2004
East Worthing and Shoreham
Luff, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 6 December 2004
Mid Worcestershire
MacDonald, Dr Calum
Labour
Signed on 10 January 2005
Western Isles
Maclean, David
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Penrith and The Border
Marris, Rob
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Wolverhampton South West
Mates, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 16 December 2004
East Hampshire
May, Mrs Theresa
Conservative
Signed on 2 December 2004
Maidenhead
McIntosh, Miss Anne
Conservative
Signed on 14 December 2004
Vale of York
McNamara, Mr Kevin
Labour
Signed on 17 January 2005
Kingston upon Hull North
McWalter, Mr Tony
Labour
Signed on 25 February 2005
Hemel Hempstead
Mercer, Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
Newark
Murrison, Dr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 16 December 2004
Westbury
O'Brien, Mr Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 14 March 2005
Eddisbury
Osborne, Mr George
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Tatton
Paice, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 8 March 2005
South East Cambridgeshire
Pickles, Mr Eric
Conservative
Signed on 16 December 2004
Brentwood and Ongar
Randall, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Uxbridge
Reed, Mr Andy
Labour
Signed on 7 December 2004
Loughborough
Roe, Dame Marion
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Broxbourne
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 21 February 2005
Romford
Ruffley, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 20 December 2004
Bury St Edmunds
Sawford, Phil
Labour
Signed on 20 December 2004
Kettering
Sayeed, Mr Jonathan
Conservative
Signed on 23 February 2005
Mid Bedfordshire
Selous, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 13 December 2004
South West Bedfordshire
Smyth, The Rev Martin
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 6 December 2004
Belfast South
Spelman, Mrs Caroline
Conservative
Signed on 1 February 2005
Meriden
Spink, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 6 December 2004
Castle Point
Swire, Mr Hugo
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
East Devon
Taylor, David
Labour
Signed on 11 January 2005
North West Leicestershire
Taylor, Mr John D.
Conservative
Signed on 20 December 2004
Solihull
Viggers, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 21 December 2004
Gosport
Waterson, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 4 April 2005
Eastbourne
Watkinson, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 13 December 2004
Upminster
Widdecombe, Miss Ann
Conservative
Signed on 21 February 2005
Maidstone and The Weald
Wiggin, Bill
Conservative
Signed on 16 December 2004
Leominster
Wilkinson, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 14 March 2005
Ruislip - Northwood
Willetts, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 10 January 2005
Havant
Wilshire, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 6 December 2004
Spelthorne

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.

Sayeed, Mr Jonathan
Conservative
Signature withdrawn on 16 December 2004
Mid Bedfordshire