Proposed Changes To Domestic Worker Visa
EDM number 992 in 2007-08, proposed by Chris McCafferty on 21/02/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Employment and Immigration.
That this House notes the vulnerability of migrant domestic workers to exploitation and forced labour and the benefits of the existing domestic worker visa, which does not allow recourse to public funds, but does give the right to change employer, renew a visa (if in work) and apply for settlement after five years; believes strongly that the proposal to introduce a business visitor visa that will remove the right to change employer and restrict the maximum stay to six months will dramatically increase the power of abusive employers and the incidence of domestic slavery in the UK; and therefore strongly urges the Government to drop this proposal and retain the protections in the current visa system.
This motion has been signed by a total of 93 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Chris McCafferty | 21/02/2008 | Calder Valley | Labour | Proposed |
John Bercow | 21/02/2008 | Buckingham | Conservative | Seconded |
Bob Russell | 21/02/2008 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Peter Bottomley | 21/02/2008 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
Mike Hancock | 21/02/2008 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Keith Vaz | 21/02/2008 | Leicester East | Labour | Seconded |
Andrew George | 21/02/2008 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Battle | 21/02/2008 | Leeds West | Labour | Signed |
David Taylor | 21/02/2008 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Signed |
Katy Clark | 21/02/2008 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Signed |
Si | 21/02/2008 | Swansea East | Labour | Signed |
Linda Riordan | 21/02/2008 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
Julie Morgan | 21/02/2008 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
Mark Durkan | 22/02/2008 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Richard Younger-Ross | 22/02/2008 | Teignbridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Hywel Francis | 22/02/2008 | Aberavon | Labour | Signed |
Nigel Evans | 22/02/2008 | Ribble Valley | Conservative | Signed |
David Drew | 22/02/2008 | Stroud | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Dismore | 22/02/2008 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 22/02/2008 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Lynne Jones | 25/02/2008 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
Karen Buck | 25/02/2008 | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Labour | Signed |
Martin Caton | 25/02/2008 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
Hywel Williams | 25/02/2008 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Jim Devine | 26/02/2008 | Livingston | Labour | Signed |
Michael Clapham | 26/02/2008 | Barnsley West and Penistone | Labour | Signed |
Alan Meale | 26/02/2008 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
Janet Dean | 26/02/2008 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 27/02/2008 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
John Hemming | 27/02/2008 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Leech | 27/02/2008 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Lorely Burt | 29/02/2008 | Solihull | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Paul Holmes | 03/03/2008 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alasdair McDonnell | 03/03/2008 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Hugh Bayley | 03/03/2008 | City of York | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Stunell | 03/03/2008 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 04/03/2008 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Clive Efford | 04/03/2008 | Eltham | Labour | Signed |
Vincent Cable | 05/03/2008 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Richard Burden | 06/03/2008 | Birmingham, Northfield | Labour | Signed |
Mark Williams | 06/03/2008 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Harry Cohen | 10/03/2008 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 11/03/2008 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
Sandra Gidley | 11/03/2008 | Romsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Paul Burstow | 17/03/2008 | Sutton and Cheam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Tim Farron | 17/03/2008 | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Diane Abbott | 18/03/2008 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
Patrick Hall | 18/03/2008 | Bedford | Labour | Signed |
Lynne Featherstone | 19/03/2008 | Hornsey and Wood Green | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
John Greenway | 20/03/2008 | Ryedale | Conservative | Signed |
Eric Illsley | 25/03/2008 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
Greg Mulholland | 25/03/2008 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mark Oaten | 27/03/2008 | Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jim Cunningham | 27/03/2008 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
Don Foster | 31/03/2008 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jennifer Willott | 01/04/2008 | Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Peter Soulsby | 02/04/2008 | Leicester South | Labour | Signed |
Paul Rowen | 02/04/2008 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Sarah Teather | 03/04/2008 | Brent East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Christopher Huhne | 21/04/2008 | Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mike Wood | 21/04/2008 | Batley and Spen | Labour | Signed |
Graham Brady | 21/04/2008 | Altrincham and Sale West | Conservative | Signed |
Doug Naysmith | 21/04/2008 | Bristol North West | Labour | Signed |
Kate Hoey | 21/04/2008 | Vauxhall | Labour | Signed |
Marsha Singh | 22/04/2008 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
Linda Gilroy | 22/04/2008 | Plymouth, Sutton | Labour | Signed |
Ian Stewart | 22/04/2008 | Eccles | Labour | Signed |
Annette Brooke | 23/04/2008 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alistair Carmichael | 13/05/2008 | Orkney and Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Jo Swinson | 14/05/2008 | East Dunbartonshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Keen | 15/05/2008 | Feltham and Heston | Labour | Signed |
Neil Gerrard | 19/05/2008 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
Mohammad Sarwar | 19/05/2008 | Glasgow Central | Labour | Signed |
Gavin Strang | 22/05/2008 | Edinburgh East | Labour | Signed |
Susan Kramer | 22/05/2008 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Reid | 02/06/2008 | Argyll and Bute | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Ian McCartney | 03/06/2008 | Makerfield | Labour | Signed |
Graham Stringer | 03/06/2008 | Manchester, Blackley | Labour | Signed |
Angus Robertson | 10/06/2008 | Moray | Scottish National Party | Signed |
David Crausby | 10/06/2008 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
Robert Marshall-Andrews | 12/06/2008 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
Michael Weir | 12/06/2008 | Angus | Scottish National Party | Signed |
Betty Williams | 18/06/2008 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
John Austin | 30/06/2008 | Erith and Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
Jim Cousins | 07/07/2008 | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Labour | Signed |
Charles Kennedy | 08/07/2008 | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Desmond Turner | 14/07/2008 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
David Howarth | 21/07/2008 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Anne Begg | 06/10/2008 | Aberdeen South | Labour | Signed |
Clive Betts | 06/10/2008 | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Browne | 06/10/2008 | Taunton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Virendra Sharma | 27/10/2008 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
Jon Trickett | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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