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Successful Families Conference held The World Congress of Families hosted a key conference on 29 June 2011 which was sponsored by Christian Concern and brought together those who want to promote the family.The conference, “The Future of the Family in Coalition Britain” was attended by a range of speakers including Stewart Jackson MP, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, Nadine Dorries MP, Professor Julian Rivers and Peter Hitchens from the Mail on Sunday. Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali emphasised the need to restore the “public doctrine of marriage”, and made a compelling case for marriage and the nuclear family, both of which are vital to the health of children and society. Please read about the event here > House of Commons debate on Marriage Tax Relief A debate was held on 28 June 2011 in the House of Commons on tax relief for married couples. A group of MP’s led by Edward Leigh MP challenged the Prime Minister to give married couples the tax breaks that he had promised before the election. Mr. Leigh proposed that husbands and wives should be able to share income tax allowances, a move that could benefit couples by up to nearly £1,500 a year.During the debate, Stewart Jackson MP encouraged the government to formulate policies that would strengthen marriage, and quoted the British household panel survey which found that the average length of cohabitation is just over three years; and that, compared to marriage, cohabitation was a significantly more fragile and temporary form of family. Mr Leigh pushed for a vote on the amendment tabled by Fiona Bruce MP but it was not passed. Video of Debate Debate in Hansard Telegraph: Married couples 'must be helped by tax system’ Equal and FreeBaroness Cox appeared on BBC Radio 4 to discuss her proposed Bill to curb the illegal use of sharia law and safeguard woman from inequality and discrimination.The Bill is being supported by the Equal and Free campaign and is backed by Christian Concern. Please visit the website and get in touch with members of the House of Lords to urge them to back her proposed Bill. Baroness Cox was recently interviewed by Cross Rhythms on her proposed Bill. |
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