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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:41 am on 17 May 2018.

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Photo of Philip Davies Philip Davies Conservative, Shipley 10:41, 17 May 2018

May we have a debate on parental alienation, which is a growing problem in this country? Parents who are resident with their children are in effect turning their children away from the absent parent, and it is causing a great deal of heartache for many families. It is one of the causes of the suicide rates that my right hon. Friend talked about earlier and is, in effect, a form of child cruelty. Can we do something about this, because it is causing misery for thousands of families up and down the country?