Illegal Migration Bill

The House voted on amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill. Its purpose is to prevent and deter unlawful migration, and in particular migration by unsafe and illegal routes, by requiring the removal from the United Kingdom of certain persons who enter or arrive in the United Kingdom in breach of immigration control.

There were 4 votes.

Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading This Motion seeks to decline to approve the Bill at Second Reading

I voted in favour of this Motion, which was not passed, Ayes: 249, Noes: 312.

Second Reading

I voted against this Motion, which was passed, Ayes: 312, Noes: 250.

Programme Motion This Motion sets out the timetable for further debate on the Bill in the House

That the following provisions shall apply to the Illegal Migration Bill:

Committal

(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, on Consideration and on Third Reading

(2) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be completed in three days.

(3) Proceedings in Committee—

(a) shall be taken on each of the first and second days in the order shown in the first column of the following Table, and

(b) shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.

(4) Any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be taken on the third day in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.

(5) Any proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the third day.

(6) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

(7) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.

(8) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.

I voted against this Motion, which was passed, Ayes: 312, Noes: 248.

Money This Motion would allow Parliament to allocate public money to fund the Bill’s aims

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Illegal Migration Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:

(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by a Minister of the Crown, and

(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.

I voted against this Motion, which was passed, Ayes: 310, Noes: 246.

The Bill passed its second reading and will now move to its next stage.