ANDREA GADA AND VISA DECISIONS

Early day motion 717, tabled 21 January 2015 by Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 23 members.

That this House expresses its condolences to the family of five year old Andrea Gada, who was killed in a traffic accident in Eastbourne before Christmas 2014; notes its disappointment in the Home Office's decision to refuse a temporary visa for her grandparents and aunt to travel from Zimbabwe to attend her funeral in the UK; regards this decision as cruel and unkind; acknowledges that the Prime Minister promised to discuss the issue with the Home Secretary in Prime Minister's Questions on 14 January 2015, HC Deb, Official Report, column 864; and requests that the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary urgently intervene and reverse this decision.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 9, Labour 6, DUP 3, Conservative 2, Green 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.