Refugee Status And Leave To Remain In The UK
EDM number 569 in 2005-06, proposed by Neil Gerrard on 12/07/2005.
That this House is concerned at the proposal in the Government's five year strategy for asylum and immigration to end the practice of granting indefinite leave to remain in the UK to people who are given refugee status and to replace this by up to five years' temporary leave to remain; believes that while this may not be legally incompatible with the provisions of the 1951 Geneva Convention, it is a retrograde step since it reverses the policy of granting indefinite leave introduced by the Government in 1998 without any evidence either that problems have arisen as a result of the current policy or that other countries which grant only temporary leave benefit as a result; is further concerned that the uncertain position this will put refugees in is totally inconsistent with other Government policies to assist the integration of refugees in the UK; further believes that this will inevitably lead to inhumane decisions when refugee families with children are threatened with removal after living in the UK for several years and establishing family life, leading in turn to further pressure on the immigration appeals system, and the caseload of honourable Members; and urges the Government to abandon this unnecessary change.
This motion has been signed by a total of 87 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Neil Gerrard | 12/07/2005 | Walthamstow | Labour | Proposed |
Louise Ellman | 12/07/2005 | Liverpool, Riverside | Labour | Seconded |
Andrew George | 12/07/2005 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Peter Bottomley | 13/07/2005 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
Martin Caton | 13/07/2005 | Gower | Labour | Seconded |
Elfyn Llwyd | 13/07/2005 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Seconded |
Harry Cohen | 13/07/2005 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
Mark Durkan | 14/07/2005 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
David Drew | 14/07/2005 | Stroud | Labour | Signed |
Glenda Jackson | 14/07/2005 | Hampstead and Highgate | Labour | Signed |
Julie Morgan | 14/07/2005 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
David Heyes | 18/07/2005 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Labour | Signed |
Lynne Jones | 18/07/2005 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Dismore | 18/07/2005 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
George Galloway | 18/07/2005 | Bethnal Green and Bow | Respect | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 19/07/2005 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Hywel Williams | 19/07/2005 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Michael Weir | 19/07/2005 | Angus | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Andrew Stunell | 19/07/2005 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Clive Betts | 19/07/2005 | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Labour | Signed |
Diane Abbott | 19/07/2005 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
Janet Dean | 19/07/2005 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
Vincent Cable | 19/07/2005 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Richard Burden | 19/07/2005 | Birmingham, Northfield | Labour | Signed |
Colin Breed | 19/07/2005 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Robert Marshall-Andrews | 19/07/2005 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
Chris McCafferty | 20/07/2005 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
John Leech | 20/07/2005 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Hywel Francis | 20/07/2005 | Aberavon | Labour | Signed |
Clive Efford | 20/07/2005 | Eltham | Labour | Signed |
Michael Clapham | 20/07/2005 | Barnsley West and Penistone | Labour | Signed |
Annette Brooke | 20/07/2005 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John McDonnell | 20/07/2005 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
Jon Cruddas | 20/07/2005 | Dagenham | Labour | Signed |
Greg Mulholland | 21/07/2005 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Stephen Williams | 21/07/2005 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Helen Goodman | 21/07/2005 | Bishop Auckland | Labour | Signed |
Sarah Teather | 21/07/2005 | Brent East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Sandra Gidley | 21/07/2005 | Romsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Andrew Love | 21/07/2005 | Edmonton | Labour | Signed |
Nick Harvey | 21/07/2005 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Smith | 21/07/2005 | Vale of Glamorgan | Labour | Signed |
Joan Ruddock | 21/07/2005 | Lewisham, Deptford | Labour | Signed |
Adam Price | 10/10/2005 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Mark Hunter | 10/10/2005 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Paul Rowen | 10/10/2005 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jim McGovern | 10/10/2005 | Dundee West | Labour | Signed |
Jo Swinson | 10/10/2005 | East Dunbartonshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Susan Kramer | 10/10/2005 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mike Wood | 10/10/2005 | Batley and Spen | Labour | Signed |
John Thurso | 10/10/2005 | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Roger Berry | 10/10/2005 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
John Bercow | 10/10/2005 | Buckingham | Conservative | Signed |
Marsha Singh | 10/10/2005 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
John Austin | 10/10/2005 | Erith and Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
Simon Hughes | 10/10/2005 | North Southwark and Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mark Lazarowicz | 10/10/2005 | Edinburgh North and Leith | Labour | Signed |
Mark Oaten | 10/10/2005 | Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Menzies Campbell | 10/10/2005 | North East Fife | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Frank Cook | 10/10/2005 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Corbyn | 10/10/2005 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 10/10/2005 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
Fabian Hamilton | 10/10/2005 | Leeds North East | Labour | Signed |
Gavin Strang | 11/10/2005 | Edinburgh East | Labour | Signed |
Katy Clark | 11/10/2005 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Signed |
Lembit | 12/10/2005 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alistair Carmichael | 12/10/2005 | Orkney and Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Clare Short | 13/10/2005 | Birmingham, Ladywood | Labour | Signed |
Michael Moore | 13/10/2005 | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Roger Williams | 14/10/2005 | Brecon and Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Nicholas Clegg | 17/10/2005 | Sheffield, Hallam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Meg Hillier | 18/10/2005 | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Labour | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 19/10/2005 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Austin Mitchell | 19/10/2005 | Great Grimsby | Labour | Signed |
Ian Gibson | 19/10/2005 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
Robert Wareing | 19/10/2005 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
Linda Riordan | 19/10/2005 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
Mark Lancaster | 20/10/2005 | North East Milton Keynes | Conservative | Signed |
Martin Horwood | 21/10/2005 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Norman Baker | 24/10/2005 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Barrett | 24/10/2005 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Frank Doran | 27/10/2005 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
Jim Cousins | 01/11/2005 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Labour | Signed |
Desmond Turner | 01/11/2005 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
Danny Alexander | 21/11/2005 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Evan Harris | 01/12/2005 | Oxford West and Abingdon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Doug Naysmith | 26/04/2006 | Bristol North West | Labour | Signed |
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