38144
2008-09
1046
Voucher System For Asylum Seekers
Neil Gerrard
2009-03-10
That this House notes that people seeking asylum whose claims have been refused and who are unable to return home receive section 4 support in the form of supermarket vouchers; welcomes the Refugee Council's recent report, More Token Gestures, which reveals that this voucher system fails to meet the needs of this vulnerable group of people, exacerbates the hardships they face and leaves them open to hostility and abuse; further notes that vouchers are costly to administer and damaging to community relations; and therefore calls on the Government to abandon the inhumane voucher system without delay and to allow people on section 4 support to receive support in cash rather than vouchers and to have the entitlement to work to support themselves.
Asylum
Neil Gerrard
2009-03-10
Proposed
Walthamstow
Labour
Jon Cruddas
2009-03-10
Seconded
Dagenham
Labour
Andrew George
2009-03-10
Seconded
St Ives
Liberal Democrat
Peter Bottomley
2009-03-10
Seconded
Worthing West
Conservative
Richard Shepherd
2009-03-10
Seconded
Aldridge-Brownhills
Conservative
Christopher Huhne
2009-03-10
Seconded
Eastleigh
Liberal Democrat
Bob Russell
2009-03-10
Signed
Colchester
Liberal Democrat
Marsha Singh
2009-03-11
Signed
Bradford West
Labour
Stephen Williams
2009-03-11
Signed
Bristol West
Liberal Democrat
Robert Wareing
2009-03-11
Signed
Liverpool, West Derby
Independent
Mark Durkan
2009-03-11
Signed
Foyle
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Jim Dobbin
2009-03-11
Signed
Heywood and Middleton
Labour
Andrew Dismore
2009-03-11
Signed
Hendon
Labour
Edward Davey
2009-03-11
Signed
Kingston and Surbiton
Liberal Democrat
Ann Cryer
2009-03-11
Signed
Keighley
Labour
Martin Caton
2009-03-11
Signed
Gower
Labour
Glenda Jackson
2009-03-11
Signed
Hampstead and Highgate
Labour
Paul Holmes
2009-03-11
Signed
Chesterfield
Liberal Democrat
Andy Slaughter
2009-03-12
Signed
Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
Labour
Katy Clark
2009-03-12
Signed
North Ayrshire and Arran
Labour
David Drew
2009-03-12
Signed
Stroud
Labour
Janet Dean
2009-03-12
Signed
Burton
Labour
Andrew MacKinlay
2009-03-12
Signed
Thurrock
Labour
Kelvin Hopkins
2009-03-12
Signed
Luton North
Labour
Alan Simpson
2009-03-12
Signed
Nottingham South
Labour
John Pugh
2009-03-12
Signed
Southport
Liberal Democrat
Lynne Jones
2009-03-12
Signed
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Labour
Willie Rennie
2009-03-13
Signed
Dunfermline and West Fife
Liberal Democrat
Mike Hancock
2009-03-16
Signed
Portsmouth South
Liberal Democrat
John Leech
2009-03-16
Signed
Manchester, Withington
Liberal Democrat
John Mason
2009-03-16
Signed
Glasgow East
Scottish National Party
Chris McCafferty
2009-03-17
Signed
Calder Valley
Labour
Dai Davies
2009-03-17
Signed
Blaenau Gwent
Independent
Jim Devine
2009-03-17
Signed
Livingston
Labour
Roger Godsiff
2009-03-17
Signed
Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath
Labour
Jeremy Corbyn
2009-03-17
Signed
Islington North
Labour
Rudi Vis
2009-03-18
Signed
Finchley and Golders Green
Labour
Linda Riordan
2009-03-18
Signed
Halifax
Labour
Tim Farron
2009-03-19
Signed
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Liberal Democrat
John McDonnell
2009-03-19
Signed
Hayes and Harlington
Labour
Clare Short
2009-03-19
Signed
Birmingham, Ladywood
Independent Labour
Elfyn Llwyd
2009-03-19
Signed
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Plaid Cymru
David Heyes
2009-03-23
Signed
Ashton-under-Lyne
Labour
Jennifer Willott
2009-03-25
Signed
Cardiff Central
Liberal Democrat
Nick Harvey
2009-03-26
Signed
North Devon
Liberal Democrat
Ian Stewart
2009-03-27
Signed
Eccles
Labour
David Howarth
2009-03-31
Signed
Cambridge
Liberal Democrat
Lynne Featherstone
2009-04-20
Signed
Hornsey and Wood Green
Liberal Democrat
Tom Brake
2009-04-21
Signed
Carshalton and Wallington
Liberal Democrat
Eric Illsley
2009-04-22
Signed
Barnsley Central
Labour
Andrew Pelling
2009-04-28
Signed
Croydon Central
Independent
Peter Luff
2009-05-06
Signed
Mid Worcestershire
Conservative
Julie Morgan
2009-05-07
Signed
Cardiff North
Labour
Jim Cousins
2009-05-08
Signed
Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Labour
Paul Rowen
2009-05-18
Signed
Rochdale
Liberal Democrat
John Austin
2009-06-01
Signed
Erith and Thamesmead
Labour
Desmond Turner
2009-06-01
Signed
Brighton, Kemptown
Labour
Nick Palmer
2009-06-02
Signed
Broxtowe
Labour
Sarah Teather
2009-06-02
Signed
Brent East
Liberal Democrat
Roger Williams
2009-06-08
Signed
Brecon and Radnorshire
Liberal Democrat
Mohammad Sarwar
2009-06-08
Signed
Glasgow Central
Labour
Alan Reid
2009-06-10
Signed
Argyll and Bute
Liberal Democrat
Greg Mulholland
2009-06-19
Signed
Leeds North West
Liberal Democrat
Norman Baker
2009-06-23
Signed
Lewes
Liberal Democrat
Paul Burstow
2009-07-13
Signed
Sutton and Cheam
Liberal Democrat
Alasdair McDonnell
2009-07-15
Signed
Belfast South
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Malcolm Bruce
2009-10-13
Signed
Gordon
Liberal Democrat
Sandra Gidley
2009-10-13
Signed
Romsey
Liberal Democrat
Charles Kennedy
2009-10-14
Signed
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Liberal Democrat
Harry Cohen
2009-10-19
Signed
Leyton and Wanstead
Labour
Michael Connarty
2009-10-19
Signed
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Labour
Annette Brooke
2009-10-19
Signed
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Liberal Democrat
John Battle
2009-10-20
Signed
Leeds West
Labour
Mark Fisher
2009-10-21
Signed
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Labour
Lembit
2009-10-26
Signed
Montgomeryshire
Liberal Democrat
Evan Harris
2009-10-28
Signed
Oxford West and Abingdon
Liberal Democrat
Frank Doran
2009-10-28
Signed
Aberdeen North
Labour
Frank Dobson
2009-11-09
Signed
Holborn and St Pancras
Labour
Susan Kramer
2009-11-11
Signed
Richmond Park
Liberal Democrat
John Bercow
Withdrawn
Ian Gibson
Withdrawn