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APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO REMAIN AS A SPOUSE

Early day motion 188, tabled 2 December 2003 by Tony Colman (Labour). Signed by 50 members.

That this House notes that applicants for leave to remain as the spouse of a United Kingdom citizen have to surrender their travel documents and cannot take up employment for the duration of their application; deplores the gross delays at the Immigration and Nationality Department in dealing with such applications; and calls on the Secretary of State for Home Affairs to set a one-month deadline for dealing with routine spousal applications.

Signatures by party: Labour 26, Liberal Democrat 12, Labour/Co-operative 3, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 2, Scottish National Party 2, Conservative 1, Independent Ulster Unionist 1.