PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FEES FOR REGISTERING CHILDREN AS BRITISH CITIZENS (13 May 2018)

Motion Details

That this House believes that tens of thousands of children born and living in the UK and entitled to register as British citizens under the British Nationality Act 1981 are nevertheless undocumented and therefore unable to acces public services, social security, private rented accommodation, the labour market and many other benefits of citizenship; further believes that some will simply be unaware of the requirement to register and many others will not have the means to afford the fee of over £1,000 charged by the Home Office; notes that the estimated cost of processing such applications is only £372; believes that no child should be prevented from taking up their entitlement to British citizenship simply because of cost; calls for the fee for applications to be reduced to no higher than the cost of processing, for exemptions for children in local authority care, and for fee waivers for children who cannot afford to pay any fee at all; and further calls for steps to be taken to raise awareness of the need to register the right of these children to British nationality.

Sponsored by:
Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
34
45%
 
 
Scottish National Party
20
26%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
6
8%
 
 
Independent
5
7%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
4%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
4%
 
 
Conservative
2
3%
 
 
Green Party
1
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (76 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Hannah Bardell
Lab
Hilary Benn
Leeds South
SNP
Mhairi Black
SNP
Ian Blackford
SNP
Kirsty Blackman
Aberdeen North
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
SNP
Deidre Brock
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Ruth Cadbury
Brentford and Isleworth
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
SNP
Douglas Chapman
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
SNP
Martyn Day
SNP
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Paul Farrelly
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Ruth George
DUP
Paul Girvan
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
SNP
Patrick Grady
Lab
Kate Green
Lab
John Grogan
Lab
Baroness Harman
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mike Hill
LD
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
Baroness Hoey
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Dr Rupa Huq
Ealing Central and Acton
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Lab
Mr David Lammy
Tottenham
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Con
Jeremy Lefroy
SNP
David Linden
Green
Caroline Lucas
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Sandy Martin
SNP
Stuart C McDonald (Sponsor)
SNP
Carol Monaghan
LD
Layla Moran
Oxford West and Abingdon
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Lisa Nandy
Wigan
SNP
Brendan O'Hara
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Ind
Jared O'Mara
Lab
Teresa Pearce
Lab
Mr Toby Perkins
Chesterfield
Lab
Ms Marie Rimmer
St Helens South and Whiston
DUP
Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
SNP
Tommy Sheppard
Lab
Tulip Siddiq
Hampstead and Highgate
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Andy Slaughter
Hammersmith and Chiswick
Lab
Gareth Snell
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Lab
Alex Sobel
Leeds Central and Headingley
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Jo Stevens
Cardiff East
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Stephen Twigg
LD
Chuka Umunna
Lab
Thelma Walker
Lab
Catherine West
Hornsey and Friern Barnet
SNP
Dr Philippa Whitford
PC
Hywel Williams
Lab
Daniel Zeichner
Cambridge

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