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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Pete Wishart almost always voted against a stricter asylum system
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On 18 May 2022:
Pete Wishart voted to express support for a broad swathe of policies put forward by the leader of the Liberal Democrats. The policies in question were: providing more help to unpaid carers; tackling issues in education relating to special educational needs or disability; supporting pupils impacted by the pandemic; doing more in respect of the cost of living; cutting VAT from 20 to 17.5%; tackling violence against women and girls; providing sanctuary to refugees fleeing war and persecution; tackling the shortage of GPs and dentists; tackling longer ambulance waiting times; restoring the target of 0.7% of Gross National Income for aid, and not cutting the armed forces.
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On 26 Apr 2022:
Pete Wishart voted to require that, so far as possible under new asylum laws, no refugees will be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom and to require a court or tribunal breaching that principle to make a declaration to that effect.
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On 26 Apr 2022:
Pete Wishart voted to be more lenient when assessing if a refugee had "come to the United Kingdom directly from a country or territory where their life or freedom was threatened" and "presented themselves without delay to the authorities", to put the onus of proof on the Government, and to give due weight to the best interests of children and family unity, in relation to such determinations, and to require the law to ensure refugees should not be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom.
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On 20 Apr 2022:
Pete Wishart voted to explicitly require that no refugees will be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom as a result of the operation of new asylum laws.
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On 20 Apr 2022:
Pete Wishart voted to allow those seeking asylum, and their adult dependents, to work if a decision on their application has not been made within six months.
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On 20 Apr 2022:
Pete Wishart voted to prevent anyone from being removed from, or required to leave, the UK while their asylum application is pending.
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On 20 Apr 2022:
Pete Wishart voted for UK law to allow entry to the UK to seek asylum and against UK law enabling unaccompanied children in Europe who have a family member in the UK to seek asylum in the UK.
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On 20 Apr 2022:
Pete Wishart voted against creating an offence of entering the United Kingdom without a valid entry clearance (if one is required), and in favour of creating an alternative narrower offence of arriving in the United Kingdom in breach of a deportation order.
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On 20 Apr 2022:
Pete Wishart voted not to make it an offence to help an asylum-seeker enter the UK even where that help is provided "for gain" and not to make it an offence to help an asylum-seeker if there is a "reasonable excuse" for helping.
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — New Clause — Compliance with the Refugee Convention
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — Clause 11 — Differential Treatment of Refugees
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — After Clause 12 — Changes to the Immigration Act 1971 — Asylum Seekers' — Employment
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — Clause 28 — Removal of Asylum Seeker to Safe Country
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — After Clause 37 — Immigration Rules: Entry to Seek Asylum and Join Family
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — After Clause 37 — Refugee Resettlement Schemes — 10,000 Refugees Per Year
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — Clause 39 — Illegal Entry and Similar Offences
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — Clause 58 — Late Compliance with Slavery or Trafficking Information Notice: Damage to Credibility
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On 22 Mar 2022:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — Clause 62 — Identified Potential Victims etc: Disqualification from Protection
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On 8 Dec 2021:
Pete Wishart voted against a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, against permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and against provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry.
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On 7 Dec 2021:
Pete Wishart voted to exempt those facing persecution in their own countries, and others in need of international protection, from a new offence of arriving in the UK without a valid entry clearance.
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On 20 Jul 2021:
Pete Wishart voted against a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, against permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and against provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry.
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On 20 Jul 2021:
Pete Wishart voted against a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, against permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and against provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry.
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On 19 Oct 2020:
Pete Wishart voted to allow those in the EU who wish to make a claim for asylum in the UK, and who would have been eligible for transfer to the UK under EU regulations, to enter the UK to make their claim.
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On 30 Jun 2020:
Pete Wishart voted to retain rights for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, spouses, vulnerable adults and dependant adults to join a family member who is legally present in the United Kingdom.
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On 22 Jan 2020:
Pete Wishart voted to require ministers to seek to negotiate with the EU to allow unaccompanied children seeking asylum to join their relatives by moving from the UK to the EU or vice-versa, and voted against merely requiring the Government to set out its policy on this subject.
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On 8 Jan 2020:
Pete Wishart voted to retain a requirement for ministers to seek to negotiate an agreement with the EU to enable unaccompanied child refugees to join their relatives.
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On 25 Apr 2016:
Pete Wishart voted to give asylum seekers permission to work if a decision on their application takes over six months.
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On 14 Dec 2015:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on European Union Documents — Relocation of Migrants in need of International Protection
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On 1 Dec 2015:
Pete Wishart 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:
Pete Wishart 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:
Pete Wishart voted against restricting the support available to failed asylum seekers and illegal migrants.
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On 1 Dec 2015:
Pete Wishart 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:
Pete Wishart 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:
Pete Wishart 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:
Pete Wishart 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 9 Sep 2015:
Pete Wishart voted for greater international efforts through the United Nations to secure the position of refugees across the Middle East and in favour of the UK playing a full role, with others, in providing sanctuary.
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On 25 Jul 2007:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on The Asylum (Designated States) Order 2007
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On 29 Mar 2006:
Pete Wishart voted yes 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:
Pete Wishart voted yes 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:
Pete Wishart voted no on Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Third Reading
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On 16 Nov 2005:
Pete Wishart voted yes 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 1 Mar 2004:
Pete Wishart 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:
Pete Wishart voted yes 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:
Pete Wishart voted yes 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:
Pete Wishart voted yes 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:
Pete Wishart voted no on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Third Reading
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On 17 Dec 2003:
Pete Wishart 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:
Pete Wishart voted no on Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Second Reading
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On 16 Jul 2003:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Asylum (Designated States) (No. 2) Order 2003
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On 17 Mar 2003:
Pete Wishart voted no on Asylum (Designated States) Order 2003
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On 5 Nov 2002:
Pete Wishart voted no 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:
Pete Wishart voted no on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Refuse support to asylum seekers who make a late claim
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On 12 Jun 2002:
Pete Wishart voted no 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:
Pete Wishart voted yes 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:
Pete Wishart voted no on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Third Reading
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On 11 Jun 2002:
Pete Wishart voted no 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:
Pete Wishart voted no 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 11 Jun 2002:
Pete Wishart voted yes on Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Allow earlier rights of appeal — rejected
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