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Opened7 Apr 2026
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We want courts to be able to order those convicted of killing a parent through drink driving, drug driving, dangerous driving or hit-and-run offences to pay ongoing financial support for the child. This could be known as "Butler’s Law".
When a reckless driver takes a parent’s life, the children left behind often lose both emotional and financial support. Current systems do not fully recognise the long-term impact on those children. Butler’s Law would ensure courts can consider ordering the guilty party to pay financial support to the child. This way, responsibility would not end with a prison sentence.
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1Paul Maskey MP
Belfast West2Sorcha Eastwood MP
Lagan Valley3John Finucane MP
Belfast North4Dáire Hughes MP
Newry and Armagh5Chris Hazzard MP
South Down6Robin Swann MP
South Antrim7Claire Hanna MP
Belfast South and Mid Down8Jim Shannon MP
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Belfast East10Carla Lockhart MP
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