Asylum

Policy description

The asylum system is intended to protect people fleeing persecution in their own countries. Parliament has voted on subjects including: routes via which people may enter the United Kingdom to seek asylum; the circumstances in which those seeking asylum may work; support for those seeking asylum and if to allow those claiming asylum to be removed to other countries while their claim is assessed.

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Analysis for Julia Goldsworthy

Julia Goldsworthy voted against (0% aligned) a stricter asylum system.

Comparable Liberal Democrat MPs voted against (0% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP's vote was aligned with the policy.

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Third Reading 2005-11-16 no 100% agree not aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

Guide to columns

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.
motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Excuse employers who employed illegal immigrants but took reasonable steps to comply with the necessary requirements — rejected 2005-11-16 aye 100% against not aligned
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Prevent the government from interpreting the Geneva Convention so that terrorism can be used as grounds to dismiss asylum claims — rejected 2005-11-16 aye 100% against not aligned
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Allow failed asylum seekers to be given cash rather than vouchers — rejected 2006-03-29 aye 100% against not aligned
The Asylum (Designated States) Order 2007 2007-07-25 absent na agree na