Ministers Of Religion
EDM number 1307 in 1992-93, proposed by Max Madden on 02/02/1993.
That this House understands minority religious organisations based in the United Kingdom experience difficulty in obtaining the services of qualified and experienced ministers of religion; is dismayed to discover the honourable Member of Enfield North, when a Foreign Office Minister in 1989, stopped entry clearance priority being afforded to ministers of religion because 'other applicants in Islamabad questioned such special treatments'; is concerned that the Minister, without consulting or even informing the Home Office issued instructions to British overseas posts that visa applications from ministers of religion should wait their turn in queue 3 rather than priority in queue 1; now appreciates why ministers of religion have been waiting a year or more for decision on their visa applications; and urges Her Majesty's Government to revert to their previous policy of giving entry clearance priority to ministers of religion thereby assisting ministers of minority religions to take up their duties in the United Kingdom promptly.
This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Madden | 02/02/1993 | Bradford West | Proposed | |
| Martin Smyth | 03/02/1993 | Belfast South | Signed | |
| John Heppell | 03/02/1993 | Nottingham East | Signed | |
| Lynne Jones | 03/02/1993 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Signed | |
| Ken Livingstone | 03/02/1993 | Brent East | Signed | |
| Alan Meale | 03/02/1993 | Mansfield | Signed | |
| Michael Connarty | 03/02/1993 | Falkirk East | Signed | |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 03/02/1993 | Islington North | Signed | |
| Ronnie Campbell | 04/02/1993 | Blyth Valley | Signed | |
| Michael Clapham | 04/02/1993 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Signed | |
| Bryan Davies | 04/02/1993 | Oldham Central and Royton | Signed | |
| Keith Vaz | 04/02/1993 | Leicester East | Signed | |
| Terry Davis | 05/02/1993 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Signed | |
| John Cummings | 08/02/1993 | Easington | Signed | |
| Jimmy Dunnachie | 08/02/1993 | Glasgow, Pollok | Signed | |
| Eddie Loyden | 08/02/1993 | Liverpool, Garston | Signed | |
| Jean Corston | 09/02/1993 | Bristol East | Signed | |
| Neil Gerrard | 09/02/1993 | Walthamstow | Signed | |
| Roger Godsiff | 09/02/1993 | Birmingham Small Heath | Signed | |
| Alex Carlile | 10/02/1993 | Montgomery | Signed | |
| Andrew Faulds | 10/02/1993 | Warley East | Signed | |
| Roland Boyes | 15/02/1993 | Houghton and Washington | Signed | |
| Ken Purchase | 16/02/1993 | Wolverhampton North East | Signed | |
| Tommy Graham | 25/02/1993 | Renfrew West and Inverclyde | Signed | |
| Dale Campbell-Savours | 04/03/1993 | Workington | Signed | |
| Audrey Wise | 17/03/1993 | Preston | Signed | |
| Frank Cook | 23/03/1993 | Stockton North | Signed | |
| Greg Pope | 31/03/1993 | Hyndburn | Signed |
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