Proceeding contribution from Simon Burns (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 8 March 2007. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Women, Justice and Gender Equality.
Women, Justice and Gender Equality
I shall be interested to hear the Minister’s answer, not only as a Minister but as a lawyer, to a question about gender inequality. When a family breaks down and the question arises which parent will look after the children, every lawyer will say that the interests of the child are put first. That is right, but why is it that unless the father has a lot of money and can go to court and fight his corner, the courts overwhelmingly interpret the interests of the child as the child or children remaining mostly with the mother, not necessarily the father?
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- 2006-07
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- Childcare Courts Debts Credit cards Women Employment Equality Fertility Health services Human rights Legal aid scheme Judiciary Domestic abuse Gender Human trafficking Harassment IVF Discrimination Part-time employment Mental health Prostitution Women's rights
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