Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Neil Gerrard (Labour), on Tuesday, 10 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 79 members in total.

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VOUCHER SYSTEM FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

That this House notes that people seeking asylum whose claims have been refused and who are unable to return home receive section 4 support in the form of supermarket vouchers; welcomes the Refugee Council's recent report, More Token Gestures, which reveals that this voucher system fails to meet the needs of this vulnerable group of people, exacerbates the hardships they face and leaves them open to hostility and abuse; further notes that vouchers are costly to administer and damaging to community relations; and therefore calls on the Government to abandon the inhumane voucher system without delay and to allow people on section 4 support to receive support in cash rather than vouchers and to have the entitlement to work to support themselves.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1046 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Chris Huhne

John Bercow

Peter Bottomley

Richard Shepherd

Jon Cruddas

Andrew George

Subjects

Asylum

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk