Public Bill Committees
British Overseas Territories Bill

• British Overseas Territories Bill [Lords], 1st sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. John Butterfill in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - British overseas territories (7 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 2 - British overseas territories citizenship (2 speeches)
    Clause 2 does for citizens what clause 1 does for territories. It changes the terms British dependent territories citizenship and British dependent territories citizen, as provided for in the...
  • Clause 3 - Conferral on British overseas territories citizens (38 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 2, in page 2, line 21, leave out subsection (2).
  • Clause 4 - Acquisition by British overseas territories citizens by registration (1 speech)
    Question proposed, that the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 5 - Acquisition by reference to the British overseas territories (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 6 - Repeals (1 speech)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 7 - Short title, commencement and extent (19 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 3, line 12, after 'Schedule 1,' insert— '(aa) section (The Ilois: citizenship)'.
  • New Clause 1 - The Ilois: citizenship (0 speeches)
    '(1) A person shall become a British citizen on the commencement of this section if— (a) he was born on or after 26 April 1969 and before 1 January 1983, (b) he was born to a woman who at...
  • New Clause 2 - Abandoned infants (5 speeches)
    'Citizenship conferred under the terms of this Act upon any abandoned infant shall apply to that one person alone.'.—[Mr. Spring.]
  • New Clause 3 - Application of European rules on citizenship (3 speeches)
    ''European Union rules governing citizenship shall not extend to British Overseas Territories Citizens who claim British Citizenship, unless, and until, they become naturalised and exercise...
  • New Clause 5 - Report (9 speeches)
    'Within 12 months of the commencement of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs shall lay a report before Parliament setting out—...