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Palestinian family visa scheme

EDM (Early Day Motion) 233: tabled on 19 December 2023

Tabled in the 2023-24 session.

This motion has been signed by 44 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House notes that at least 18,000 civilians have already been killed by the bombardment and siege of Gaza alongside an escalating death toll in the West Bank; further notes that 60 per cent of buildings in Gaza have been flattened and hospitals and schools bombed, food, water and medical supplies denied; notes that civilians are being forced into a smaller and smaller area without shelter or aid and that civilian death is escalating through starvation, disease and lack of medical treatment as well as from bombing and shooting; and calls upon the Government to immediately implement a Palestinian Visa Scheme, based upon the Ukraine Visa scheme, that allows those with family in the UK to be given safe passage to the UK and to be allowed to join their families here.

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.

Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2023
Coventry South
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2023
York Central
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 December 2023
Central Ayrshire
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on 19 December 2023
Nottingham East
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on 8 January 2024
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2024
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2024
Brighton, Kemptown
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 8 January 2024
Arfon
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 8 January 2024
Ceredigion
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 8 January 2024
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2024
Glasgow North East
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2024
Inverclyde
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2024
Liverpool, Riverside
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 5 January 2024
Belfast South
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on 8 January 2024
Blackburn
Farry, Stephen
Alliance
Signed on 8 January 2024
North Down
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2024
Ochil and South Perthshire
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2024
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 January 2024
Edinburgh East
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 9 January 2024
Poplar and Limehouse
Winter, Beth
Labour
Signed on 9 January 2024
Cynon Valley
Ali, Tahir
Labour
Signed on 10 January 2024
Birmingham, Hall Green
Smith, Alyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 12 January 2024
Stirling
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 January 2024
Glasgow Central
Khan, Afzal
Labour
Signed on 15 January 2024
Manchester, Gorton
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 22 January 2024
Brighton, Pavilion
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on 22 January 2024
Leicester East
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 22 January 2024
Hayes and Harlington
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 February 2024
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on 23 February 2024
Birkenhead
Cherry, Joanna
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 February 2024
Edinburgh South West
Abbott, Ms Diane
Independent
Signed on 11 March 2024
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 18 March 2024
Streatham
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 19 March 2024
Liverpool, West Derby
Tarry, Sam
Labour
Signed on 19 March 2024
Ilford South
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 March 2024
Edinburgh North and Leith
De Cordova, Marsha
Labour
Signed on 21 March 2024
Battersea
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 April 2024
Lanark and Hamilton East

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.