2023 July 17

I voted against the Government’s Illegal Migration Bill on Monday 17 July. The Commons considered the Lords amendments to the Bill. There were nine amendments but all the Lords amendments were voted down. The votes were as follows:  Lords amendments 1B, 7B and 90D disagreed to. Votes: 298 – 213  Lords amendment 9B disagreed to.  Votes: 307

At Education Questions on Monday 17 July I asked the Secretary of State Gillian Keegan MP a question. I asked: “The Secretary of State told the media at the weekend that she had found the money for the pay settlement from an underspend in the Department. Can she tell the House exactly where she found