REVIEW OF ENTRY CLEARANCE DECISIONS

Early day motion 474, tabled 21 March 2001 by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 9 members.

That this House believes that whatever other criticisms are being made of the conduct of the honourable Member for Leicester East, he is to be congratulated on the thorough and fair manner in which he has investigated refusals of entry clearance by United Kingdom embassies and high commissions and assisted honourable Members and their constituents to have cases reviewed; notes that many refusals are harsh, bureaucratic and excessively rigid and merit Ministerial review; and calls on the Foreign Secretary to ensure that he and his Ministerial colleagues maintain critical Ministerial review of entry clearance decisions.

Signatures by party: Labour 6, Liberal Democrat 2, UUP 1.