Motion · S5M-21499 · 20 Apr 2020
The Indefinite Right to Remain for All Foreign National Key Workers and Their Families
The motion
That the Parliament calls on the UK Government to improve on its proposed one-year visa extension for all foreign national key workers; considers that this visa extension does not go far enough, but instead offers only another year of uncertainty for key workers and their families; believes that all industries working on the front line of the fight against COVID-19 are reliant on the contribution of foreign national key workers; considers that this is particularly clear in relation to the NHS; recognises that the work of foreign national key workers is vital to the safety and protection of Scotland; believes that, without their continued hard work, the journey to Scotland’s recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak will be much more difficult, and encourages the UK Government to offer instead the indefinite right to remain to all foreign national key workers and their families, minimising uncertainty for all should the worst happen.
Supporters (14)
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 20 Apr 2020
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 20 Apr 2020
- Bill Kidd 20 Apr 2020
- Richard Lyle 20 Apr 2020
- John Mason 20 Apr 2020
- Alex Neil 20 Apr 2020
- Mark Ruskell Scottish Green Party 20 Apr 2020
- Maureen Watt 20 Apr 2020
- Andy Wightman 20 Apr 2020
- Neil Findlay 21 Apr 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 22 Apr 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 27 Apr 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 11 May 2020
- Colin Smyth 30 Jun 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.