Previously called Standing Committees, Public Bill Commitees study proposed legislation (Bills) in detail, debating each clause and reporting any amendments to the Commons for further debate.
There are at least 16 MPs on a Committee, and the proportion of parties reflects the House of Commons, so the government always has a majority.
[Graham Stuart in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 17, in clause 18, page 11, leave out lines 24 to 26 and insert— “(c) the vessel in which the person travelled could not reasonably have been thought to be safe...
(Afternoon)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Graham Stuart in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
The Liberal Democrat spokesperson is not here to move amendment 9, so we move to clause 38 stand part.
[Dr Andrew Murrison in the Chair]
“(1) The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended as follows. (2) In Schedule 5, after subsection 5, insert— ‘(5A) All hearings of the Tribunal must be heard in...
“(1) The minimum qualification period for applications for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom is a period of ten years. (2) The qualification period in subsection (1) applies...
“The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, lay before Parliament— (a) a statutory instrument containing regulations under section 52 of the...
[Dr Andrew Murrison in the Chair]
‘The following provisions of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 are repealed— (a) sections 12 to 65; and (b) sections 68 and 69.’— This new clause would repeal specified...
‘(1) The Secretary of State must, within 6 months of the date on which this Act is passed, lay before Parliament a statement of changes in the rules (the “immigration rules”)...
“(1) Indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom is revoked with respect to a person (‘P’) if any of the following conditions apply. (2) Condition 1 is that P is defined as...
“(1) This section applies to any provision made by or by virtue of this Act, the Illegal Migration Act 2023, the Immigration Acts, and any legislation relating to immigration, deportation,...
“(1) The UK Borders Act 2007 is amended as follows. (2) In section 32— (a) in subsection (1)(a), at the end insert ‘and’; (b) in subsection (1)(b) leave out...
“(1) The Secretary of State must make regulations specifying the maximum number of persons who may enter the United Kingdom annually as a spouse or civil partner of another (the sponsor)....
“(1) The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 is amended as follows. (2) After section 33 (Advisory Groups), insert— ‘33A Access for Immigration Enforcement (1) The...
“(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make arrangements for asylum seekers to receive loans towards their maintenance and accommodation out of money made available by the Secretary...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the passing of this Act, consult on reforms to arrangements for leave outside the Immigration Rules (LOTR). (2) A consultation under...
“(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must by immigration rules provide for all visa grants, including spousal visas, to be conditional on the...
“(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must make regulations specifying the total maximum number of persons who may enter the United Kingdom annually...
“(1) This section applies to a person (‘P’) who has— (a) applied for, or been granted, asylum or refugee status in the United Kingdom; (b) appealed the refusal of asylum...
“(1) The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 is amended as follows. (2) In section 70, omit subsections (4) and (5). (3) In section 72— (a) subsection (1), after ‘A country’,...
“(1) The Secretary of State must seek to remove anyone who, based on Article 1F and Article 33(2) of the Refugee Convention, does not have the benefit of the non-refoulement provisions of...
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