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Parliamentary Questions and EDMs

Parliamentary Questions are a way for MPs to get information and to hold the Government to account. They oblige Ministers to defend and explain policy decisions and actions of their departments. MPs can either put them forward in oral form in the House or in written form.

Early Day Motions are motions by a small group of MPs on subjects they consider to be important and for which they would like to rally support. They are not normally debated in the House but can be an influential indicator of parliamentary opinion.

 
EDM on deportations to DRC PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 21 February 2007 00:00

21 February 2007 That this House believes that further deportations to the Democratic Republic of Congo should be suspended with immediate effect based on evidence that failed asylum seekers risk being subjected to serious mistreatment and imprisonment on return and that this amounts to a grave violation of their Article 3 human rights as provided for in the Geneva Convention; and that, in particular, the mass removal of Democratic Republic of Congo asylum seekers on 26th February 2007 on a specially chartered XL Airways flight should not be allowed to proceed.

To view the motion and members' signatures click here.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 January 2009 09:20
 
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