Treatment of asylum seekers and refugees in Turkey

Early day motion 774, tabled 13 December 2021 by Barry Gardiner (Labour). Signed by 15 members.

That this House expresses its concern about the treatment of Iranian asylum seekers and refugees in Turkey; notes that more than 30,000 Iranian asylums seekers and refugees, many of whom are political dissidents, human rights activists and journalists, are living in an unacceptable state of limbo, without access to work or healthcare and are facing increased risk of deportation to Iran and persecution; and therefore calls on the Secretary of State for the Home Department to facilitate and expedite the relocation of those asylum seekers whose cases have been approved for transfer to the UK by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees without further delay.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 5, Labour 4, Plaid Cymru 3, Labour/Co-operative 2, DUP 1.