Exchange Visits By Overseas Schoolchildren
EDM number 407 in 2002-03, proposed by Simon Thomas on 17/12/2002.
That this House notes that overseas schoolchildren are only entitled to study at public (fee paying) schools in the United Kingdom, even when UK citizens are prepared to support them in the UK; notes that it would be unreasonable to expect overseas children to receive free education in the UK, but that the current rules militate against exchange visits of any length and discriminate against state schools; and asks the Government to review the immigration rules in favour of time-limited exchange visits by overseas schoolchildren.
This motion has been signed by a total of 14 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Thomas | 17/12/2002 | Ceredigion | Plaid Cymru | Proposed |
| Alan Simpson | 18/12/2002 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 18/12/2002 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Barnes | 18/12/2002 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Smyth | 19/12/2002 | Belfast South | UUP | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 07/01/2003 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Wareing | 07/01/2003 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 08/01/2003 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Barrett | 09/01/2003 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Harold Best | 09/01/2003 | Leeds North West | Labour | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | 13/01/2003 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 21/01/2003 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 21/01/2003 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| John Austin | 28/01/2003 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
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