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THE HOME SECRETARY AND THE ABOLITION OF THE PRIMARY PURPOSE RULE

EDM (Early Day Motion) 81A1: tabled on 23 June 1997

Tabled in the 1997-98 session.

This motion has been signed by 1 Member. It is an amendment to an existing motion.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

This is an amendment to an existing motion

This motion was originally tabled by Keith Vaz on 05 June 1997. This is amendment number 1.

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Suggested amendment

at end add 'but urges the Home Secretary not to seperate families already here by deporting one or more members, and to allow families who have already been divided by deportation to be reunited in the U.K.'.

Original motion text

That this House congratulates the Home Secretary on his decision to abolish the Primary Purpose Rule; notes the fact that the rule was pernicious, arbitrary and ineffective; and considers that this historic change is an important first step to restoring justice to immigration policy and will unite families that have been cruelly separated.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

There are no withdrawn signatures for this amendment.