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A joint manifesto, published the by Family Room coalition of charities, will be launched tomorrow, Tuesday 10 February 2015 at a parliamentary reception co-hosted by Andrew Stephenson MP, Annette Brooke MP and Alex Cunningham MP.
The Family Room - coordinated by The Family and Childcare Trust - is a collaboration of 18 leading not for profit organisations supporting millions of families each year and developing family policy across the UK.
In the run up to the General Election, members of the Family Room have come together to create a joint manifesto covering a range of areas closely connected to family and childcare policy. The manifesto is calling on any incoming Government to develop a cross-departmental Family Strategy to improve family income, stability and wellbeing.
During the reception, attendees will hear from three keynote speakers: Sam Gyimah MP, minister for childcare, Alison McGovern MP, shadow minister for children and Families, and Dr Maggie Atkinson, the Children’s Commissioner for England.
Speaking before the launch, Stephen Dunmore, former Chief Executive of the Family and Childcare Trust said:
“Enabling families to thrive is fundamental to the economic and social health of the UK, and through our joint manifesto, the Family Room is calling on the next Government to put families at the heart of all future policies. “I am delighted this leading group of charities have come together to raise these important issues at Parliament, and we look forward to working with all political parties to make sure that an effective and long term family strategy is implemented and that all families can fulfil their potential.”
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Contact: Mark Bou Mansour, Communications and Campaigns Manager. Telephone 0207 940 7535, mobile 07538 334 772, email: mark@familyandchildcaretrust.org.
Notes to Editor:
- The reception is taking place in the Terrace Pavilion in the Palace of Westminster from 16:00 – 18:00, with speeches from 16:30 onwards.
- Press are invited to attend.
About the Family and Childcare Trust
The Family and Childcare Trust aims to make the UK a better place for families. We are a leading national family charity in the field of policy, research and advocacy on childcare and family issues, with over 40 years’ experience. Our on-the-ground work with parents and providers informs our research and campaigns. We focus on the early years and childcare because they are crucial to boosting children’s outcomes throughout life and supporting parents to work.
About Family Room
The Family Room is a membership coalition of leading not for profit organisations supporting millions of families each year and developing family policy across the UK. It has an active programme throughout the year and speakers at recent meetings have included Steve Webb MP, Andrea Leadsom MP, Lucy Powell MP, Cllr David Simmonds and Jo Swinson MP.
The Family Room is coordinated by The Family and Childcare Trust.
The members of the Family Room are: 4Children, CPAG, Contact a Family, Family Action, Family Rights Group, Gingerbread, National Children's Bureau, National Childbirth Trust, One Plus One, Relate, Tavistock Centre, Working Families, Age UK, The Communications Trust, Children England.