<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edm>
<id>17955</id>
<session>1999-00</session>
<number>1108</number>
<title>Visitors Appeals</title>
<proposer id="10337">Piara S Khabra</proposer>
<date>2000-10-31</date>
<text>That this House notes the considerable public concern at the prohibitive level of the proposed charge of Ãº580 for oral hearing (or Ãº250 for a review on the papers) to be paid before the right of visitors' appeal can be exercised a sum for which for many people in the Indian sub-continent represent one year's earnings; and urges the Government to abolish such charges so as to restore the principle of equal access to British courts.</text>
<topics>
</topics>
<signatures>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10337">Piara S Khabra</mp>
		<date>2000-10-31</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Ealing, Southall</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10021">John Austin</mp>
		<date>2000-10-31</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Erith &amp; Thamesmead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10244">Jane Griffiths</mp>
		<date>2000-10-31</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Reading East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10147">Jim Cunningham</mp>
		<date>2000-10-31</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Coventry South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10450">George Mudie</mp>
		<date>2000-10-31</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10353">David Lepper</mp>
		<date>2000-10-31</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brighton, Pavilion</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10675">Simon Thomas</mp>
		<date>2000-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ceredigion</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>2000-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10170">Jim Dobbin</mp>
		<date>2000-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Heywood &amp; Middleton</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10163">Terry Davis</mp>
		<date>2000-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Hodge Hill</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10144">John Cummings</mp>
		<date>2000-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Easington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10105">Michael Clapham</mp>
		<date>2000-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley West &amp; Penistone</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10416">Paul Marsden</mp>
		<date>2000-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Shrewsbury &amp; Atcham</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10325">Nigel Jones</mp>
		<date>2000-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheltenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10645">David Winnick</mp>
		<date>2000-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Walsall North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10640">Betty Williams</mp>
		<date>2000-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10230">Norman Godman</mp>
		<date>2000-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Greenock &amp; Inverclyde</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10220">Barry Gardiner</mp>
		<date>2000-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brent North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10133">Jeremy Corbyn</mp>
		<date>2000-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Islington North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10126">Tony Colman</mp>
		<date>2000-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Putney</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10120">Ann Clwyd</mp>
		<date>2000-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cynon Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10341">Oona King</mp>
		<date>2000-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bethnal Green &amp; Bow</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10329">Alan Keen</mp>
		<date>2000-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Feltham &amp; Heston</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10308">Glenda Jackson</mp>
		<date>2000-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hampstead &amp; Highgate</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10497">Syd Rapson</mp>
		<date>2000-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10117">Tony Clarke</mp>
		<date>2000-11-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Northampton South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10084">Vincent Cable</mp>
		<date>2000-11-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Twickenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10472">Nick Palmer</mp>
		<date>2000-11-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Broxtowe</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10044">Harold Best</mp>
		<date>2000-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds North West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10026">Harry Barnes</mp>
		<date>2000-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Derbyshire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10155">Edward Davey</mp>
		<date>2000-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingston &amp; Surbiton</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10145">Lawrence Cunliffe</mp>
		<date>2000-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leigh</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10138">Tom Cox</mp>
		<date>2000-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tooting</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10114">Eric Clarke</mp>
		<date>2000-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Midlothian</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10432">Bill Michie</mp>
		<date>2000-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sheffield, Heeley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10407">Alice Mahon</mp>
		<date>2000-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Halifax</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10330">Ann Keen</mp>
		<date>2000-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brentford &amp; Isleworth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10323">Lynne Jones</mp>
		<date>2000-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Selly Oak</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10541">Alan Simpson</mp>
		<date>2000-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Nottingham South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10608">Desmond Turner</mp>
		<date>2000-11-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brighton, Kemptown</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10129">Frank Cook</mp>
		<date>2000-11-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stockton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10096">Martin Caton</mp>
		<date>2000-11-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gower</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10089">Ronnie Campbell</mp>
		<date>2000-11-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blyth Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10428">Alan Meale</mp>
		<date>2000-11-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mansfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10543">Marsha Singh</mp>
		<date>2000-11-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bradford West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10669">Hilary Benn</mp>
		<date>2000-11-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10519">Joan Ruddock</mp>
		<date>2000-11-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewisham, Deptford</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10484">Stephen Pound</mp>
		<date>2000-11-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ealing North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10635">Dafydd Wigley</mp>
		<date>2000-11-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Caernarfon</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10177">David Drew</mp>
		<date>2000-11-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stroud</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10169">Andrew Dismore</mp>
		<date>2000-11-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hendon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10399">Kevin McNamara</mp>
		<date>2000-11-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingston upon Hull North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10377">Stephen McCabe</mp>
		<date>2000-11-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Hall Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10189">Bill Etherington</mp>
		<date>2000-11-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sunderland North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10070">Russell Brown</mp>
		<date>2000-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dumfries</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10616">Rudi Vis</mp>
		<date>2000-11-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Finchley &amp; Golders Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10528">Mohammad Sarwar</mp>
		<date>2000-11-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Glasgow, Govan</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10305">Eric Illsley</mp>
		<date>2000-11-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10629">Brian White</mp>
		<date>2000-11-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Milton Keynes</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10081">Christine Butler</mp>
		<date>2000-11-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Castle Point</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10302">Alan Hurst</mp>
		<date>2000-11-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Braintree</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10521">Bob Russell</mp>
		<date></date>
		<type>Withdrawn</type>
		<constituency></constituency>
		<party></party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10298">Simon Hughes</mp>
		<date></date>
		<type>Withdrawn</type>
		<constituency></constituency>
		<party></party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10078">John Burnett</mp>
		<date></date>
		<type>Withdrawn</type>
		<constituency></constituency>
		<party></party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10024">Jackie Ballard</mp>
		<date></date>
		<type>Withdrawn</type>
		<constituency></constituency>
		<party></party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10222">Andrew George</mp>
		<date></date>
		<type>Withdrawn</type>
		<constituency></constituency>
		<party></party>
	</signature>
</signatures>
</edm>
