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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Caroline Flint generally voted for a stricter asylum system
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Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.
This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.
No scoring agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.
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On 1 Dec 2015:
Caroline Flint voted against making it a criminal offence for someone to work if their immigration status prohibits it.
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On 1 Dec 2015:
Caroline Flint voted against making it an offence to rent a home to someone who is disqualified as a result of their immigration status from occupying premises under a residential tenancy agreement.
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On 1 Dec 2015:
Caroline Flint voted against extending the power to deport an individual before considering an appeal on human rights grounds so it applies to all those appealing on human rights grounds against their removal.
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On 1 Dec 2015:
Caroline Flint voted against creating criminal offences of renting a home, driving, and working, while disqualified from doing so due to immigration status; and against other measures in the Immigration Bill.
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On 13 Oct 2015:
Caroline Flint voted against creating criminal offences of renting a home, driving, and working, while disqualified from doing so due to immigration status; and against other measures in the Immigration Bill
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On 13 Oct 2015:
Caroline Flint voted against creating criminal offences of renting a home, driving, and working, while disqualified from doing so due to immigration status; and against other measures in the Immigration Bill.
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On 25 Jul 2007:
Caroline Flint voted yes on The Asylum (Designated States) Order 2007
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On 29 Mar 2006:
Caroline Flint voted no on Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Allow failed asylum seekers to be given cash rather than vouchers — rejected
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On 16 Nov 2005:
Caroline Flint voted no on Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Prevent the government from interpreting the Geneva Convention so that terrorism can be used as grounds to dismiss asylum claims — rejected
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On 16 Nov 2005:
Caroline Flint voted no on Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Excuse employers who employed illegal immigrants but took reasonable steps to comply with the necessary requirements — rejected
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On 16 Jul 2003:
Caroline Flint voted yes on Asylum (Designated States) (No. 2) Order 2003
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On 17 Mar 2003:
Caroline Flint voted yes on Asylum (Designated States) Order 2003
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On 5 Nov 2002:
Caroline Flint 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:
Caroline Flint 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:
Caroline Flint voted no on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow earlier rights of appeal — rejected
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Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.
This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.
No informative agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.