Equality and Human Rights
There have been votes in Parliament on the subject of where prejudice or discrimination should be made illegal and where exceptions should be made to permit otherwise illegal discrimination. MPs have also voted on the degree to which "human rights" are protected.
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Ian Murray almost always voted for laws to promote equality and human rights
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On 7 Rha 2021:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to explicitly require immigration and enforcement officers to avoid using their powers in a way that could endanger life at sea.
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On 18 Gor 2019:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to legalise abortion in certain circumstances in Northern Ireland as soon as the act comes into force, to enable two persons who are not of the same sex to be eligible to form a civil partnership in Northern Ireland and make a wide variety of other amendments to the Bill.
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On 9 Gor 2019:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to permit same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
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On 13 Meh 2018:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to largely retain the EU "Charter of Fundamental Rights" as part of UK law following the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
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On 30 Ion 2014:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio against only allowing human rights grounds to be used to prevent a foreign criminal being deported in cases where there would be a breach of the right to life, or right not to be tortured; and against adding a new exemption to deportation for cases where harm to the criminal's children outweighs the public interest in removal.
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On 16 Ebr 2013:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio in favour of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights having a duty to support the development of a society where people's ability to achieve their potential is not limited by prejudice or discrimination and there is respect for human rights.
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On 16 Ebr 2013:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of caste
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On 4 Rha 2012:
Ian Murray was absent for a vote on Human Rights Act 1998 Repeal Bill
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On 13 Gor 2011:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio against applying laws against work related discrimination to mariners.
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On 20 Ebr 2022:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to explicitly require that no refugees will be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom as a result of the operation of new asylum laws.
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On 20 Ebr 2022:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to explicitly require that no refugees will be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom, or have their family unity impacted, as a result treating refugees who have not "come to the United Kingdom directly from a country or territory where their life or freedom was threatened" and "presented themselves without delay to the authorities" differently from those who have.
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On 22 Maw 2022:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to explicitly require that no refugees will be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom as a result of the operation of new asylum laws.
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On 7 Meh 2021:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to explicitly prohibit Advanced Research and Invention Agency resources from being used in any way that would contravene human rights.
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On 19 Mai 2021:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to bring Government policy in-line with human rights where the courts have found policy incompatible with human rights.
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On 14 Rha 2016:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to call on the Government to ensure women and protected groups are not disproportionally impacted by tax and benefit changes and against publication of a gender equality strategy to improve the position of women.
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On 26 Mai 2016:
Ian Murray was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — Human Rights — Steel Industry — Budget Setting Principle
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On 9 Rha 2015:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio for an assessment of the impact of Government policies on women; to mitigate any disproportionate burden on women and to publish a gender equality strategy.
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On 1 Gor 2015:
Ian Murray was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Equal Pay and the Gender Pay Gap
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On 10 Maw 2014:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio to make it unlawful for any provider of regulated social care to act in a manner incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
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On 13 Gor 2011:
Ian Murray wedi pleidleisio against requiring specified public bodies to publish objectives in relation to their duties to promote equality.
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