Motion · S3M-08135 · 9 Mar 2011
Handling of Asylum Claims in Scotland
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes 21 Months Later, a report by the British Red Cross (BRC) and the Refugee Survival Trust (RST), which highlights the plight of people who have to travel from Scotland to Croydon to register claims for asylum without receiving financial help for this from the UK Government; notes that the BRC and RST pay for food and overnight bus travel for the claimants; further notes that the BRC and RST are calling on the UK Border Agency to meet the travel costs for people making these trips of approximately 400 miles to register their claims, and considers that asylum seekers housed in Scotland should have the right to lodge and have their claims dealt with in Scotland.
Supporters (11)
- Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party 10 Mar 2011
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 11 Mar 2011
- Robin Harper 11 Mar 2011
- Jim Hume 11 Mar 2011
- Bill Kidd 11 Mar 2011
- Anne McLaughlin 11 Mar 2011
- Hugh O'Donnell 11 Mar 2011
- Mike Pringle 11 Mar 2011
- Maureen Watt 11 Mar 2011
- Linda Fabiani 16 Mar 2011
- Ross Finnie 17 Mar 2011
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.