Asylum
The asylum system is intended to protect people fleeing persecution in their own countries. Parliament has voted on subjects including: routes via which people may enter the United Kingdom to seek asylum; the circumstances in which those seeking asylum may work; support for those seeking asylum and if to allow those claiming asylum to be removed to other countries while their claim is assessed.
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Mr Denzil Davies generally voted against a stricter asylum system
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On 1 Mar 2004:
Mr Denzil Davies was absent for a vote on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Burden of proof on prosecution rather than defendant in cases where immigrants to not have travel documents — rejected
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On 1 Mar 2004:
Mr Denzil Davies was absent for a vote on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to failed asylum seekers and their families — rejected
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On 1 Mar 2004:
Mr Denzil Davies was absent for a vote on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected
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On 1 Mar 2004:
Mr Denzil Davies was absent for a vote on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to asylum seekers even when they make a late claim — rejected
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On 1 Mar 2004:
Mr Denzil Davies was absent for a vote on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Third Reading
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On 17 Dec 2003:
Mr Denzil Davies voted yes on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Decline to give a Second Reading — rejected
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On 17 Dec 2003:
Mr Denzil Davies voted no on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Second Reading
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On 12 Jun 2002:
Mr Denzil Davies was absent for a vote on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow the withdrawal of support from immigrants and asylum seekers in certain circumstances
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On 12 Jun 2002:
Mr Denzil Davies was absent for a vote on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not penalise those who bring passengers to the UK without the necessary authority — rejected
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On 12 Jun 2002:
Mr Denzil Davies was absent for a vote on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Third Reading
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On 11 Jun 2002:
Mr Denzil Davies was absent for a vote on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Only allow destitute asylum seekers and those under residence restrictions to live in accommodation centres for a maximum of 10 weeks — rejected
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On 11 Jun 2002:
Mr Denzil Davies was absent for a vote on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not allow appeals against rejected asylum claims from within the UK if the claim is unfounded
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On 16 Jul 2003:
Mr Denzil Davies voted yes on Asylum (Designated States) (No. 2) Order 2003
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On 17 Mar 2003:
Mr Denzil Davies voted yes on Asylum (Designated States) Order 2003
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On 5 Nov 2002:
Mr Denzil Davies voted yes on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children
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On 5 Nov 2002:
Mr Denzil Davies voted yes on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Refuse support to asylum seekers who make a late claim
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On 11 Jun 2002:
Mr Denzil Davies was absent for a vote on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow earlier rights of appeal — rejected
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