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Safe passage for refugees

EDM (Early Day Motion) 596: tabled on 21 November 2022

Tabled in the 2022-23 session.

This motion has been signed by 42 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House commends the work of PCS and Care4Calais and the launch of their policy document Safe passage for refugees: humane alternative to the Rwanda policy; notes the key demands include the implementation of a safe passage visa scheme, greater investment in the Home Office and the reform of immigration detention centres; acknowledges the worrying increase in small boat crossings this year with numbers of individuals making this journey in 2022 expected to rise to over 60,000; deplores the hateful rhetoric against refugees which has continued to appear in many parts of the press and social media in recent months; is concerned that the Government's own policies and decisions are encouraging this rhetoric despite the UNHCR and Refugee Council confirming that most individuals making the treacherous journey are needing protection; and calls on the Government to urgently act to protect these vulnerable people who are fleeing humanitarian crises across the world and work with PCS and Care4Calais to create a system which will stop these dangerous small boat crossings and will instead support genuine asylum claims allowing individuals and families to arrive safely in the UK and begin their new lives in the UK

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.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

De Cordova, Marsha
Labour
Signed on 22 November 2022
Battersea
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on 22 November 2022
Liverpool, Walton
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on 22 November 2022
Islington North
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 22 November 2022
Bath
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 22 November 2022
Liverpool, Riverside
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Hayes and Harlington
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 23 November 2022
North East Fife
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Streatham
McDonald, Andy
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Middlesbrough
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Easington
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Gateshead
Ali, Tahir
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Birmingham, Hall Green
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Poplar and Limehouse
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Coventry South
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Birkenhead
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Brighton, Kemptown
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Nottingham East
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 23 November 2022
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 November 2022
Edinburgh West
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 24 November 2022
Brighton, Pavilion
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 November 2022
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on 24 November 2022
City of Durham
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 24 November 2022
Ceredigion
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 24 November 2022
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 24 November 2022
Arfon
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 November 2022
Glasgow Central
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 25 November 2022
Belfast South
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 November 2022
Glasgow North East
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 25 November 2022
Hemsworth
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 25 November 2022
Liverpool, West Derby
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 28 November 2022
York Central
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 28 November 2022
St Albans
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 November 2022
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
MacAskill, Kenny
Alba Party
Signed on 30 November 2022
East Lothian
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 30 November 2022
Glasgow South West
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2022
Norwich South

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.