Richard Holden

Opposition Whip (Commons)

Ceidwadwyr MP ar gyfer Basildon and Billericay

Tougher on illegal immigration

The UK should have stronger laws to tackle illegal immigration.

Photo: tristam sparks

Richard Holden almost always voted for stronger laws and enforcement of immigration rules

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Major votes

  • On 17 Ion 2024: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio increasing the maximum penalty for landlords and agents authorising a tenancy for a person without the right to enter or remain in the UK. Show vote
  • On 17 Ion 2024: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio increasing the maximum penalty for employing a person without the right to enter or remain in the UK. Show vote
  • On 17 Ion 2024: Richard Holden Fe wnaeth pleidleisio yes ar Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading Show vote
  • On 26 Ebr 2023: Richard Holden Fe wnaeth pleidleisio yes ar Illegal Migration Bill - Third Reading Show vote
  • On 20 Ebr 2022: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio in favour of creating an offence of entering the United Kingdom without a valid entry clearance (if one is required), and against creating an alternative narrower offence of arriving in the United Kingdom in breach of a deportation order. Show vote
  • On 22 Maw 2022: Richard Holden was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — Clause 11 — Differential Treatment of Refugees Show vote
  • On 22 Maw 2022: Richard Holden was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — Clause 39 — Illegal Entry and Similar Offences Show vote
  • On 22 Maw 2022: Richard Holden was absent for a vote on Nationality and Borders Bill — Clause 62 — Identified Potential Victims etc: Disqualification from Protection Show vote
  • On 8 Rha 2021: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio not to exempt potential child victims of modern slavery, exploitation or trafficking from requirements to provide information to determine if they are in-fact a victim, not to exempt them from being denied support on the grounds they are a threat to public order and not to exempt them from limits on support. Show vote
  • On 8 Rha 2021: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio to infer that the late provision of information by a potential slavery or trafficking victim damages that person’s credibility. Show vote
  • On 8 Rha 2021: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio for a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, including permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry. Show vote
  • On 7 Rha 2021: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio not to make it an offence to advertise services designed to facilitate illegal immigration. Show vote
  • On 7 Rha 2021: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio against explicitly requiring immigration and enforcement officers to avoid using their powers in a way that could endanger life at sea. Show vote
  • On 20 Gor 2021: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio for a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, including permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry. Show vote
  • On 20 Gor 2021: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio for a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, including permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry. Show vote
  • On 28 Ebr 2021: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio for new guidance intended to ensure that vulnerable people are not detained inappropriately in immigration detention. Show vote
  • On 19 Hyd 2020: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio against introducing a time limit on immigration detention of twenty-eight days for nationals of the European Economic Area and Switzerland. Show vote
  • On 30 Meh 2020: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio against introducing a time limit on immigration detention of twenty-eight days for nationals of the European Economic Area and Switzerland. Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 19 Mai 2021: Richard Holden wedi pleidleisio voted in favour of requiring ID from voters in elections, for measures intended to deter illegal entry into the UK, in favour of legislation to tackle violence, including against women and girls, and for action to support victims and improve internet safety. Show vote

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