PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
WORKING OF THE CHILDREN ACT 2004 (25 October 2005)
Motion Details
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.
Sponsored by:
Lord Pickles (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Conservative
93
43%
Labour
57
26%
Liberal Democrat
38
18%
Independent
17
8%
Democratic Unionist Party
4
2%
Non-affiliated
2
1%
Crossbench
2
1%
Speaker
1
0%
Workers Party of Britain
1
0%
Not Available
1
0%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
0%
Sponsor List (217 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
LD
Danny Alexander
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Lord Austin of Dudley
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Vera Baird
Con
Lord Barker of Battle
Con
Mr John Baron
Con
Lord Bellingham
XB
Lord Benyon
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Mr Brian Binley
Con
Lord Blencathra
Ind
Mr Peter Bone
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
LD
Tom Brake
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Con
James Brokenshire
Lab
Ms Lyn Brown
LD
Mr Jeremy Browne
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Colin Burgon
Con
Sir Simon Burns
Con
Mr David Burrowes
LD
Paul Burstow
LD
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Con
Alistair Burt
Con
Sir John Butterfill
LD
Sir Vince Cable
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Ind
Mr Douglas Carswell
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Colin Challen
Con
Mr James Clappison
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
Con
Greg Clark
Con
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
North Cotswolds
Derek Conway
Lab
Frank Cook
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Jon Cruddas
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Con
Sir Philip Davies
Con
David Davis
Goole and Pocklington
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Con
Lord Deben
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
Con
Ms Nadine Dorries
Con
Sir James Duddridge
Con
Philip Dunne
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
LD
Baroness Featherstone
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Con
Mark Field
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Christopher Fraser
WPB
George Galloway
Con
Lord Garnier
Ind
Mr David Gauke
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Bruce George
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
LD
Julia Goldsworthy
Con
Sir Robert Goodwill
Con
Michael Gove
Ind
Justine Greening
Con
Mr John Greenway
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Lab
John Grogan
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Stephen Hammond
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Mr Mark Harper
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
LD
John Hemming
Lab
Mr Doug Henderson
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Baroness Hoey
Con
Adam Holloway
LD
Paul Holmes
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Con
Lord Horam
LD
David Howarth
LD
Simon Hughes
Con
Jeremy Hunt
Godalming and Ash
LD
Mark Hunter
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Con
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Con
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Harwich and North Essex
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Con
Boris Johnson
Lab
Helen Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
LD
Mr Charles Kennedy
Con
Robert Key
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
LD
Baroness Kramer
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Mrs Jacqui Lait
LD
Norman Lamb
Ind
Peter Law
LD
Mr John Leech
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
Lab
Tony Lloyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Lab
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Lab
Mr Shahid Malik
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Lab
Rob Marris
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
Sarah McCarthy-Fry
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Con
Lord McLoughlin
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Dame Maria Miller
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Julie Morgan
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Con
Mr Brooks Newmark
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
LD
Lembit Öpik
Con
Sir Richard Ottaway
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
John Penrose
Con
Lord Pickles (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Con
Mr Mark Prisk
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
Lab
Mr Ken Purchase
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
LD
Mr Alan Reid
Ind
Sir Malcolm Rifkind
Con
Lord Robathan
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
LD
Dan Rogerson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
LD
Paul Rowen
LD
Sir Bob Russell
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
Con
Mr Lee Scott
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Mr Siôn Simon
Lab
Alan Simpson
DUP
David Simpson
Con
Mr Keith Simpson
Lab
Geraldine Smith
Lab
John Smith
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Dr Howard Stoate
Con
Sir Gary Streeter
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Con
Graham Stuart
Beverley and Holderness
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Lab
David Taylor
LD
Sarah Teather
Con
David Tredinnick
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Ben Wallace
Lab
Joan Walley
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
LD
Steve Webb
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
LD
Jenny Willott
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Mr Rob Wilson
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
LD
Richard Younger-Ross
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