Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Hemming (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 1 April 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 1 members in total.

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PETITIONS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

That this House notes that a group of parents, in conjunction with the association of McKenzie Friends, went from the UK to petition the European Parliament on 19 March 2014 about miscarriages of justice in the family courts in England and Wales; further notes that this included José and Carla Pedro, a Portuguese family living in Grantham, who were arrested on return; further notes that they saw this as an action to punish them for petitioning the European Parliament; further notes that a second petitioner Emyr Wyn Jones was prevented from having contact with his children because Carmarthenshire Council deliberately arranged a meeting to discuss contact at a time that they knew conflicted with his attendance at the European Parliament and had previously punished him by curtailing contact when he told his children he was going to the European Parliament; further notes that Article 5 of the 1688 Bill of Rights confirms the right of petition; and recognises that this should be read through to the European Parliament and is concerned that authorities in the UK appear to be taking actions to prevent people from complaining about the way the authorities are acting.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1239 

Session

2013-14

Subjects

Children Courts European Parliament Family law Social services

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk