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Benefits System And Shared Parenting

EDM number 306 in 2008-09, proposed by Adrian Sanders on 16/12/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Benefits policy and Children and families.

That this House notes that child benefit can only be paid to one parent; further notes that this unnecessarily discriminates against the other parent where parents are separated and maintain shared custody of children; further notes that this can further discriminate against one parent by preventing access to suitable housing and additional income to allow them to provide for children; further notes that this can lead to restricted access for one parent to see their children; and calls on the Government to take action to address these problems.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Adrian Sanders16/12/2008TorbayLiberal DemocratProposed
Andrew George16/12/2008St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Martin Caton17/12/2008GowerLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley17/12/2008Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Paul Holmes17/12/2008ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSeconded
Colin Breed17/12/2008South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSeconded
Alan Simpson17/12/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey17/12/2008North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Iddon17/12/2008Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Lynne Jones17/12/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Janet Dean17/12/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Mike Hancock17/12/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
David Taylor17/12/2008North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
John Hemming17/12/2008Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell18/12/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jo Swinson18/12/2008East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Williams18/12/2008CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Neil Gerrard18/12/2008WalthamstowLabourSigned
Phil Willis12/01/2009Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Marsha Singh13/01/2009Bradford WestLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd14/01/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Mark Williams19/01/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
John Mason27/01/2009Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Andy Reed05/03/2009LoughboroughLabourSigned
Mark Todd20/04/2009South DerbyshireLabourSigned
John Leech22/04/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Graham Brady05/05/2009Altrincham and Sale WestConservativeSigned
Tony Baldry21/05/2009BanburyConservativeSigned

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