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Refugee Council And Asylum Seekers

EDM number 582 in 1997-98, proposed by Richard Allan on 11/12/1997.

That this House congratulates the Refugee Council for its work in providing assistance to asylum seekers made destitute by the provisions of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996; notes that this assistance will be especially welcome over the festive season; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to rapidly reinstate proper financial assistance to asylum seekers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 27 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Richard Allan11/12/1997Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratProposed
Adrian Sanders11/12/1997TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Evan Harris11/12/1997Oxford West & AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Heath11/12/1997Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Livsey11/12/1997Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Lembit 11/12/1997MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Colin Breed11/12/1997South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Foster11/12/1997BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George11/12/1997St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Baker11/12/1997LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis11/12/1997Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones15/12/1997Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn15/12/1997SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Ashok Kumar16/12/1997Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Tom Brake17/12/1997Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Davey17/12/1997Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Donald Gorrie17/12/1997Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock18/12/1997Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Barnes18/12/1997North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Vincent Cable22/12/1997TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington22/12/1997Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell22/12/1997Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Ken Livingstone14/01/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
Tom Cox15/01/1998TootingLabourSigned
Ann Cryer19/01/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
John McDonnell21/01/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Martyn Jones09/02/1998Clwyd SouthLabourSigned

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