WIDOWED PARENTS' BENEFITS

Early day motion 539, tabled 2 December 1997 by Roger Berry (Labour). Signed by 29 members.

That this House notes that whilst there is a widowed mother's allowance there is no such support for widowed fathers and their children, and that this arises from the benefit system's outdated assumptions about roles of men and women as parents; believes that motherless children deserve the same opportunities for parental attention and the same living standards as fatherless children; and therefore calls upon the Government to provide equal benefits for all widowed parents and their children.

Signatures by party: Labour 21, Liberal Democrat 4, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 1, UUP 1.