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dcterms:Date	"2016-04-27"^^xsd:date2
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dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20160427.20.1-265-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2016-04-27-Speech-1-266-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Jude Kirton-darling2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, as a member of the Committee on Petitions, we have received hundreds of petitions, mostly from parents, about child welfare questions. We have heard first hand of the problems faced in securing the best interests of the child in cross-border cases from some very desperate parents. There are estimated to be up to two million British people living around the rest of the EU and an equal number of EU nationals living in the UK. Freedom of movement has brought our citizens unprecedented opportunities, but now we must ensure that our legal systems and judicial cooperation develop at a similar pace, especially when families find themselves in a difficult situation. The concerns raised by citizens demonstrate the clear need to enhance and develop cooperation and information exchange across borders. We have heard calls for a more common understanding on the best interests of the child in line with the UN Convention on the rights of the child, which must always be paramount, and I would like to hear from the Commission what is intended in this respect. Family law is a national competence, and Member States therefore have a strong responsibility to ensure that they address the increasing pressure on social workers and social services by ensuring that family courts and social services are fully supported and well resourced and that parents and children receive the support needed to understand the legal proceedings they are engaged in, and their rights. Finally, we need to stay at the table to negotiate, to ensure the rights of British children and other children in Britain, and that means we need to remain inside the EU."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; INTA (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community (2014-07-14--2017-09-10)3 substitute; ITRE (2014-07-08--2017-01-18)3 member; PETI (2014-07-01--2017-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2014-07-14--2017-09-10)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Jude Kirton-Darling (S&D )."1
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