PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
VISITOR VISAS FOR PEOPLE FROM INDIA (30 January 2018)

That this House welcomes the announcement of the doubling of UK exports to India, increasing trade and developing economic relations; acknowledges the importance of the UK and India's long-term historical, cultural and business ties, and celebrates the positive relationship between the two countries; notes that the Government's hosting of the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a golden opportunity for building stronger ties with India; further notes that tourists from India contributed £432 million to the UK economy in 2016; expresses support for increasing mobility between the two nations; believes that simplifying the visitor visa application process to make it easier and more attractive for people from India to visit the UK is a crucial part of developing this bilateral relationship; and urges the Government to support the Royal Commonwealth Society's campaign to have the special UK-China bilateral visitor visa pilot extended to India, to boost tourism and trade and support diplomatic relations.

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Mr Roger Godsiff (Labour)