Violence Against Women And The No Recourse To Public Funds Rule

EDM number 214 in 2009-10, proposed by Jo Swinson on 24/11/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Crimes of violence, Human rights and Immigration.

That this House commends the work of Amnesty International, the No Recourse to Public Funds campaign and the End Violence Against Women campaign; acknowledges that the current no recourse to public funds rule has a devastating effect on hundreds of women who are trapped in a cycle of abuse, unable to access basic levels of protection and support due to their immigration status; believes that the Government has a duty to protect the human rights of all women entering the UK regardless of immigration status, as stated in the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); further acknowledges the recent Home Office pilot project, but recognises the need for a permanent solution for all women; and therefore calls on the Government to exempt women fleeing domestic violence from the no recourse to public funds rule, to grant women's refuges the funds they need to offer protection from violence to all women suffering abuse, and to launch an integrated strategy to counter violence against women so as to prevent contradictory policies undermining women's rights.

This motion has been signed by a total of 108 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Jo Swinson	24/11/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Lynne Featherstone	24/11/2009	Hornsey & Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Katy Clark	24/11/2009	Ayrshire North & Arran	Labour	Seconded
Diane Abbott	24/11/2009	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	24/11/2009	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Sandra Gidley	24/11/2009	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Andrew George	24/11/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Durkan	24/11/2009	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Lynne Jones	24/11/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	24/11/2009	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Taylor	25/11/2009	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Withdrawn
Stephen Williams	25/11/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Leech	25/11/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Derek Wyatt	25/11/2009	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	25/11/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Dean	25/11/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	25/11/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Campbell	25/11/2009	Blyth Valley	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	25/11/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	25/11/2009	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	25/11/2009	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	25/11/2009	Hampstead & Highgate	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	25/11/2009	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Margaret Moran	25/11/2009	Luton South	Labour	Signed
Mark Hunter	26/11/2009	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	26/11/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Michael Weir	26/11/2009	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
Rudi Vis	26/11/2009	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
David Borrow	26/11/2009	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Alan Beith	26/11/2009	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Battle	26/11/2009	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	26/11/2009	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	26/11/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	26/11/2009	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Annette Brooke	26/11/2009	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Caton	26/11/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	26/11/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Clare Short	30/11/2009	Birmingham, Ladywood	Independent Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	30/11/2009	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Bill Etherington	30/11/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Paul Truswell	01/12/2009	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
John Austin	01/12/2009	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	01/12/2009	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Lady Hermon	01/12/2009	North Down	UUP	Signed
Nick Harvey	01/12/2009	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Chaytor	02/12/2009	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Lorely Burt	02/12/2009	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Pelling	02/12/2009	Croydon Central	Independent	Signed
John Hemming	03/12/2009	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	07/12/2009	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Daniel Rogerson	07/12/2009	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Stunell	07/12/2009	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
George Galloway	07/12/2009	Bethnal Green & Bow	Respect	Signed
Don Foster	07/12/2009	Bath	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Cousins	07/12/2009	Newcastle upon Tyne Central	Labour	Signed
Menzies Campbell	07/12/2009	Fife North East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Illsley	07/12/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	07/12/2009	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Danny Alexander	08/12/2009	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	08/12/2009	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Godsiff	08/12/2009	Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath	Labour	Signed
Ian Cawsey	08/12/2009	Brigg & Goole	Labour	Signed
Phil Willis	09/12/2009	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Howarth	09/12/2009	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Susan Kramer	09/12/2009	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jennifer Willott	09/12/2009	Cardiff Central	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Greg Mulholland	10/12/2009	Leeds North West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lembit	10/12/2009	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
George Howarth	10/12/2009	Knowsley North & Sefton East	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	15/12/2009	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Charles Kennedy	15/12/2009	Ross, Skye & Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Rowen	15/12/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julia Goldsworthy	16/12/2009	Falmouth & Camborne	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Farrelly	16/12/2009	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	16/12/2009	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Evan Harris	16/12/2009	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Pugh	16/12/2009	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris McCafferty	05/01/2010	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Hugh Bayley	05/01/2010	York, City of	Labour	Signed
Andy Reed	07/01/2010	Loughborough	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	18/01/2010	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Kim Howells	20/01/2010	Pontypridd	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	21/01/2010	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	25/01/2010	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Tom Brake	26/01/2010	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Iddon	08/02/2010	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	09/02/2010	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Norman Baker	09/02/2010	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Connarty	09/02/2010	Linlithgow & Falkirk East	Labour	Signed
Tom Levitt	10/02/2010	High Peak	Labour	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	10/02/2010	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dai Davies	22/02/2010	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Mike Wood	22/02/2010	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Mark Todd	22/02/2010	South Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Sarah Teather	22/02/2010	Brent East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Taylor	22/02/2010	Wyre Forest	Independent	Signed
Joan Humble	23/02/2010	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Austin Mitchell	23/02/2010	Great Grimsby	Labour	Signed
Derek Twigg	23/02/2010	Halton	Labour	Signed
Anne Moffat	24/02/2010	East Lothian	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	24/02/2010	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
John Mason	25/02/2010	Glasgow East	Scottish National Party	Signed
Doug Naysmith	25/02/2010	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	26/02/2010	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	01/03/2010	Dover	Labour	Signed
Jane Kennedy	04/03/2010	Liverpool, Wavertree	Labour	Signed
Martin Horwood	10/03/2010	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Patrick Hall	11/03/2010	Bedford	Labour	Signed

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