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 & 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 & Highgate	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	14/07/2005	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
George Galloway	18/07/2005	Bethnal Green & Bow	Respect	Signed
Andrew Dismore	18/07/2005	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	18/07/2005	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
David Heyes	18/07/2005	Ashton-under-Lyne	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 & 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
Alan Simpson	19/07/2005	Nottingham South	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
Jon Cruddas	20/07/2005	Dagenham	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	20/07/2005	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	20/07/2005	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John McDonnell	20/07/2005	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	20/07/2005	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	21/07/2005	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	21/07/2005	Leeds North 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
John Bercow	10/10/2005	Buckingham	Conservative	Signed
Roger Berry	10/10/2005	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
John Thurso	10/10/2005	Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Wood	10/10/2005	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Susan Kramer	10/10/2005	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	10/10/2005	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
James McGovern	10/10/2005	Dundee West	Labour	Signed
Paul Rowen	10/10/2005	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	10/10/2005	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Austin	10/10/2005	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Fabian Hamilton	10/10/2005	Leeds North East	Labour	Signed
Adam Price	10/10/2005	Carmarthen East & Dinefwr	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Marsha Singh	10/10/2005	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	10/10/2005	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	10/10/2005	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour	Signed
Mark Oaten	10/10/2005	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Menzies Campbell	10/10/2005	Fife North East	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
Katy Clark	11/10/2005	Ayrshire North & Arran	Labour	Signed
Gavin Strang	11/10/2005	Edinburgh East	Labour	Signed
Lembit	12/10/2005	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	12/10/2005	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Clare Short	13/10/2005	Birmingham, Ladywood	Labour	Signed
Michael Moore	13/10/2005	Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	14/10/2005	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nicholas Clegg	17/10/2005	Sheffield, Hallam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Meg Hillier	18/10/2005	Hackney South & 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
John Barrett	24/10/2005	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Baker	24/10/2005	Lewes	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 & Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Evan Harris	01/12/2005	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Doug Naysmith	26/04/2006	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed

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