PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Chinese Asylum-Seekers (4 June 1990)

Motion Details

That this House notes that the Home Office Immigration Service is attempting to return 33 Chinese political asylum-seekers from the United Kingdom even though there is evidence to suggest that Panama is at present not a safe country for Chinese asylum-seekers; and, remembering that the anniversary of the massacre of individuals involved in the democracy movement centred on Tiananmen Square fell on 4th June, calls upon Her Majesty's Government not to return this group to Panama but instead to permit them to come out of hiding and present their applications for asylum to the Home Office in the United Kingdom.

Sponsored by:
Lord Maclennan of Rogart (Liberal Democrat)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
36
63%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
7
12%
 
 
Independent
4
7%
 
 
Conservative
4
7%
 
 
Crossbench
3
5%
 
 
Not Available
2
4%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (57 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
XB
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lab
Lord Ashley of Stoke
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Con
Sir William Benyon
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Lab
Sydney Bidwell
Lab
Lord Bradley
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Ind
Dennis Canavan
XB
Lord Carlile of Berriew
John Cartwright
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Con
Lord Cormack
Lab
Jim Cousins
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Lord Darling of Roulanish
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Con
Mr Tim Devlin
Lab
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Lab
Andrew Faulds
LD
Lord Fearn
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Lab
John Garrett
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Baroness Golding
Mr Tommy Graham
Lab
Bernie Grant
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
Lab
Peter Hardy
Lab
Mr David Hinchliffe
LD
Simon Hughes
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Lord Janner of Braunstone
LD
Sir Russell Johnston
Lab
Ron Leighton
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
LD
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
Lab
Tony Lloyd
LD
Lord Maclennan of Rogart (Sponsor)
Lab
Max Madden
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Baroness Quin
Lab
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Con
Mr Andrew Rowe
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
Lord Steel of Aikwood
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
Jack Thompson
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Tony Worthington

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