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Refugee Crisis In Winter 2015-16

EDM number 729 in 2015-16, proposed by Roger Godsiff on 18/11/2015.
Categorised under the topic of Asylum.

That this House notes with great concern the appalling situation facing refugees from war-torn countries and failed states, who have survived the dangerous journey into Europe only to face the prospect of having to survive the winter in inadequate camps; is extremely worried at the prospect of vulnerable people, including women and children, left traumatised and ill after years of war and long journeys and being left to freeze after seeking asylum in some of the world's wealthiest countries; believes that the UK has a responsibility to accept a much greater share of these refugees than it has done so far; notes that refugees fleeing countries such as Syria are not in any sense economic migrants, but have instead been forced to leave a home country run by a regime which tortures, murders and bombs its own citizens, as well as suffering the brutality of ISIS; applauds the generosity of UK citizens who have donated to help refugees and called for the UK to accept more refugees; and calls on the Government to take urgent action to ensure that refugees in Europe and the UK are adequately housed and clothed this winter and that there are no deaths from cold or exposure.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Roger Godsiff18/11/2015Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourProposed
Mark Durkan18/11/2015FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Ruth Smeeth19/11/2015Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSeconded
Martyn Day19/11/2015Linlithgow and East FalkirkScottish National PartySeconded
Liz Saville Roberts19/11/2015Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid CymruSeconded
Paul Monaghan19/11/2015Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossScottish National PartySeconded
Alan Meale19/11/2015MansfieldLabourSigned
Margaret Ritchie19/11/2015South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Peter Bottomley19/11/2015Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Thangam Debbonaire20/11/2015Bristol WestLabourSigned
Mhairi Black20/11/2015Paisley and Renfrewshire SouthScottish National PartySigned
Kelvin Hopkins20/11/2015Luton NorthLabourSigned
Douglas Chapman20/11/2015Dunfermline and West FifeScottish National PartySigned
Steven Paterson23/11/2015StirlingScottish National PartySigned
Chris Stephens23/11/2015Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySigned
Tommy Sheppard23/11/2015Edinburgh EastScottish National PartySigned
Caroline Lucas23/11/2015Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Neil Gray24/11/2015Airdrie and ShottsScottish National PartySigned
John McNally24/11/2015FalkirkScottish National PartySigned
Chris Law24/11/2015Dundee WestScottish National PartySigned
David Anderson25/11/2015BlaydonLabourSigned
Alison Thewliss25/11/2015Glasgow CentralScottish National PartySigned
Alasdair McDonnell25/11/2015Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Robert Flello25/11/2015Stoke-on-Trent SouthLabourSigned
Carol Monaghan25/11/2015Glasgow North WestScottish National PartySigned
Mary Glindon26/11/2015North TynesideLabourSigned
Philippa Whitford26/11/2015Central AyrshireScottish National PartySigned
Corri Wilson26/11/2015Ayr, Carrick and CumnockScottish National PartySigned
Yasmin Qureshi30/11/2015Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Stuart McDonald30/11/2015Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch EastScottish National PartySigned
Geoffrey Robinson01/12/2015Coventry North WestLabourSigned
Drew Hendry01/12/2015Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish National PartySigned
Joanna Cherry08/12/2015Edinburgh South WestScottish National PartySigned
Imran Hussain17/12/2015Bradford EastLabourSigned
David Hanson27/01/2016DelynLabourSigned
Angela Crawley11/05/2016Lanark and Hamilton EastScottish National PartySigned

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