Tougher on illegal immigration
The UK should have stronger laws to tackle illegal immigration.
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Pete Wishart generally voted against stronger enforcement of immigration rules
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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 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 — 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 62 — Identified Potential Victims etc: Disqualification from Protection
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On 8 Dec 2021:
Pete Wishart voted to exempt potential child victims of modern slavery, exploitation or trafficking from requirements to provide information to determine if they are in-fact a victim, to exempt such children from being denied support on the grounds they are a threat to public order and to exempt them from limits on support.
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On 8 Dec 2021:
Pete Wishart voted not to infer that the late provision of information by a potential slavery or trafficking victim damages that person’s credibility.
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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 make it an offence to advertise services designed to facilitate illegal immigration.
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On 7 Dec 2021:
Pete Wishart voted to explicitly require immigration and enforcement officers to avoid using their powers in a way that could endanger life at sea.
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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 May 2021:
Pete Wishart voted against requiring ID from voters in elections, against measures intended to deter illegal entry into the UK, against legislation to tackle violence, including against women and girls, and against action to support victims and improve internet safety.
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On 28 Apr 2021:
Pete Wishart voted against new guidance intended to ensure that vulnerable people are not detained inappropriately in immigration detention.
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On 19 Oct 2020:
Pete Wishart voted to introduce a time limit on immigration detention of twenty-eight days for nationals of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
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On 30 Jun 2020:
Pete Wishart voted to introduce a time limit on immigration detention of twenty-eight days for nationals of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
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On 14 Dec 2016:
Pete Wishart voted against arrangements for immigration checks for those opening banks and building society accounts.
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On 25 Apr 2016:
Pete Wishart voted to ban the immigration detention of those who are pregnant and for guidance to be taken into account on the immigration detention of vulnerable people.
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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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