VISITOR VISAS FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

Early day motion 398, tabled 5 March 2001 by Barry Gardiner (Labour). Signed by 48 members.

That this House urges the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Home Office to work together to establish a streamlined procedure and increased capacity for processing family visitor visas for those victims of the Gujarat earthquake to visit relatives in the United Kingdom whilst the process of reconstruction of their communities is undertaken and that such procedures should give particular consideration to the many orphans and elderly who are particularly vulnerable.

Signatures by party: Labour 37, Liberal Democrat 4, Labour/Co-operative 3, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.