Early day motion 373

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RELOCATION CASES

That this House believes that a child's relationship with its parents requires greater legislative protection with regard to the Family Court's current application of precedent in international and national relocation cases; further believes that the Family Courts of England and Wales' position on the importance of the father/child relationship does not reflect the current authoritative research on the importance of father involvement in educational and psychological development in relocation cases; further believes that the courts in practice place too great an emphasis on the unsubstantiated emotional risk to the child from the mother's possible distress and disappointment if not allowed to relocate; considers that this emphasis over-rides all other considerations including the needs and rights of the child; and calls on the Government to respond positively to the research report by the charity Reunite, entitled Relocation, funded by the Ministry of Justice and published in July 2009.

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Name Party Constituency Date Signed
Anderson, Janet Labour Party Rossendale and Darwen 12.01.2010
Atkinson, Peter Conservative Party Hexham 16.12.2009
Bacon, Richard Conservative Party South Norfolk 01.02.2010
Bottomley, Peter Conservative Party Worthing West 09.12.2009
Brady, Graham Conservative Party Altrincham and Sale West 05.01.2010
Breed, Colin Liberal Democrats South East Cornwall 08.12.2009
Browne, Jeremy Liberal Democrats Taunton 25.02.2010
Caton, Martin Labour Party Gower 21.01.2010
Dean, Janet Labour Party Burton 20.01.2010
Dodds, Nigel Democratic Unionist Party Belfast North 16.12.2009
Dowd, Jim Labour Party Lewisham West 30.03.2010
Etherington, Bill Labour Party Sunderland North 19.01.2010
Farron, Tim Liberal Democrats Westmorland and Lonsdale 14.01.2010
Featherstone, Lynne Liberal Democrats Hornsey and Wood Green 03.02.2010
Field, Frank Labour Party Birkenhead 06.01.2010
Francis, Hywel Labour Party Aberavon 09.03.2010
Grogan, John Labour Party Selby 25.01.2010
Gummer, John Conservative Party Suffolk Coastal 05.01.2010
Hall, Patrick Labour Party Bedford 05.01.2010
Hancock, Mike Liberal Democrats Portsmouth South 08.12.2009
Harvey, Nick Liberal Democrats North Devon 14.12.2009
Hemming, John Liberal Democrats Birmingham Yardley 10.12.2009
Hoey, Kate Labour Party Vauxhall 23.02.2010
Holmes, Paul Liberal Democrats Chesterfield 11.01.2010
Horam, John Conservative Party Orpington 25.02.2010
Howarth, David Liberal Democrats Cambridge 22.03.2010
Howells, Kim Labour Party Pontypridd 20.01.2010
Huhne, Chris Liberal Democrats Eastleigh 13.01.2010
Iddon, Brian Labour Party Bolton South East 11.01.2010
Jenkins, Brian Labour Party Tamworth 10.12.2009
Jones, Martyn Labour Party Clwyd South 11.01.2010
Kilfoyle, Peter Labour Party Liverpool Walton 27.01.2010
Kirkbride, Julie Conservative Party Bromsgrove 05.01.2010
Knight, Greg Conservative Party Yorkshire East 02.02.2010
Maclean, David Conservative Party Penrith and the Border 07.12.2009
Main, Anne Conservative Party St Albans 17.03.2010
Mates, Michael Conservative Party East Hampshire 12.01.2010
Mercer, Patrick Conservative Party Newark 22.03.2010
Murphy, Paul Labour Party Torfaen 13.01.2010
Oaten, Mark Liberal Democrats Winchester 16.03.2010
Ottaway, Richard Conservative Party Croydon South 05.01.2010
Pelling, Andrew [R] INDEPENDENT Croydon Central 07.01.2010
Reid, Alan Liberal Democrats Argyll and Bute 07.01.2010
Rooney, Terry Labour Party Bradford North 11.01.2010
Russell, Bob Liberal Democrats Colchester 07.12.2009
Sanders, Adrian Liberal Democrats Torbay 01.03.2010
Shepherd, Richard Conservative Party Aldridge-Brownhills 18.01.2010
Simpson, Alan Labour Party Nottingham South 07.01.2010
Spink, Bob INDEPENDENT Castle Point 08.12.2009
Stoate, Howard Labour Party Dartford 09.02.2010
Stuart, Graham Conservative Party Beverley and Holderness 05.01.2010
Syms, Robert Conservative Party Poole 15.12.2009
Taylor, Ian Conservative Party Esher and Walton 05.01.2010
Taylor, Richard INDEPENDENT Wyre Forest 07.01.2010
Widdecombe, Ann Conservative Party Maidstone and the Weald 05.01.2010
Williams, Stephen Liberal Democrats Bristol West 03.02.2010
Willis, Phil Liberal Democrats Harrogate and Knaresborough 09.12.2009
Willott, Jenny Liberal Democrats Cardiff Central 25.01.2010