Ahead of Chris Mullin’s early day motion calling for an end to child detention on Monday (12 October) Birmingham Selly Oak MP Lynne Jones and Leeds West MP John Battle have joined with Conservative MP Peter Bottomley and LibDem MP  Sarah Teather to co-sponsor the motion. Meanwhile in the House of Lords Bishop John Packer of Leeds and Ripon and Baroness Professor Haleh Afshar of Heslington will be pressing the government to announce when they intend to bring the practice to an end. MPs have also been inundated by constituents asking them to support the motion – with pledges coming from MPs including Selby’s John Grogan, Leeds North East’s Fabian Hamilton and Rochdale Liberal Democrat  MP Paul Rowen even before the edm is officially tabled.