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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
GURKHAS AND IMMIGRATION LAW (6 September 2004)

Motion Details

That this House congratulates Gurkhas serving with British regiments and expresses its gratitude for their contribution to every theatre of war in which British troops have been deployed since 1945; notes however that after 15 years service with the British Army, including active service, Gurkhas have no right to remain in the United Kingdom and that none of their service is taken into account under immigration law in the assessment of an application, either to remain in the United Kingdom or re-enter it after return to Nepal; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to address this injustice immediately and to take full account of each year of service in any assessment of application for leave to remain, leave to enter or naturalisation.

Sponsored by:
Miss Ann Widdecombe (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
35
53%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
10
15%
 
 
Independent
6
9%
 
 
Conservative
5
8%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
3%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
2
3%
 
 
Scottish National Party
2
3%
 
 
Your Party
1
2%
 
 
Speaker
1
2%
 
 
Reform UK
1
2%
 
 
Crossbench
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (66 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
LD
John Barrett
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Lord Bilston
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Annette Brooke
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Martin Caton
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Denzil Davies
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
SNP
Annabelle Ewing
Lab
Paul Farrelly
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Con
Lord Garnier
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
LD
Matthew Green
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Ind
Lady Hermon
LD
Paul Holmes
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Simon Hughes
Lab
Mr Alan Hurst
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Lab
Tony Lloyd
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Mitcham and Morden
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
Lab
Baroness Quin
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
SNP
Angus Robertson
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Mr Paul Stinchcombe
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Mr Bill Tynan
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe (Sponsor)
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Lab
Derek Wyatt

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