Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill

Public Bill Committees

• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 1st sitting (18 speeches)
  [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Variation of leave to enter or remain (49 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 13, in clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave out subsection (2).
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Variation of leave to enter or remain (43 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 85, in clause 1, page 1, line 11, leave out 'the leave was' and insert 'leave was previously'.
  • Clause 3 - Grounds of appeal (9 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 4 - Entry clearance (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 92, in clause 4, page 3, line 3, at beginning insert 'subject to subsection (1A)'.
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 3rd sitting (6 speeches)
  [Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
  • Clause 4 - Entry clearance (51 speeches)
    Amendment moved [19 October]: No. 92, in clause 4, page 3, line 3, at beginning insert 'subject to subsection (1A)'.—[Dr. Harris.]
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 4th sitting (3 speeches)
  [Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
  • Clause 4 - Entry clearance (68 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 24, in clause 4, page 3, line 9, at end insert 'or (c) following a course of study of more than six months duration at an institution on the approved register...
  • Clause 5 - Refusal of leave to enter (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 103, in clause 5, page 4, line 1, leave out paragraph (b) and insert— '(b) if section 92(3)(c) applies.'. I hope that we can deal with the amendment quickly....
  • Clause 7 - Abandonment of appeal (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 95, in clause 7, page 4, line 25, at end add— '(4B) This section shall not apply where an applicant's appeal has been allowed on human rights grounds but...
  • Clause 9 - Continuation of leave (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 23, in clause 9, page 5, line 2, at end insert 'including provision for a grace period'. I shall speak briefly to the amendment. Section 3C of the Immigration Act...
  • Schedule 1 - Immigration and Asylum Appeals: (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 59, in schedule 1, page 27, line 9, at end insert '3A After section 82(3) insert— ''(3A) If a person has made an application for variation of limited leave to enter...
  • Clause 11 - Penalty (35 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 7, in clause 11, page 5, line 11, leave out 'an adult' and insert 'a person'.
  • Clause 12 - Objection (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 25, in clause 12, page 6, line 13, leave out 'or'.
  • Clause 17 - Offence (4 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 3, in clause 17, page 8, line 27, leave out 'two' and insert 'five'. The amendment would change the sentence on conviction in a Crown court from two to five years....
  • Clause 18 - Offence: bodies corporate, I beg to move amendment No. 15, in clause 18, page 9, line 3, leave out from 'has' to 'fact' in line 4 and insert (5 speeches)
    'the principal responsibility within the body for the creation of the employment knows or believes this.'.
  • Clause 22 - Repeal (1 speech)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.  
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 5th sitting (3 speeches)
  [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
  • Clause 23 - Documents produced or found (17 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 113, in clause 23, page 10, line 33, leave out lines 33 to 41 and insert— ‘(b)if on examination of any document so produced or found the immigration...
  • Clause 24 - Attendance for fingerprinting (25 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 25 - Proof of right of abode (16 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 26 - Provision of information to immigration officers (11 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 115, in clause 26, page 12, line 26, at end insert— ‘()The Secretary of State may make an order under this paragraph only if satisfied that the nature of...
  • Clause 27 - Passenger and crew information: police powers (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 116, in clause 27, page 13, line 30, leave out ‘generally or’. I shall be brief. The effect of the amendment would be to prohibit the Secretary of State...
  • Clause 28 - Freight information: police powers (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 108, in clause 28, page 14, line 4, leave out ‘and aircraft’ and insert ‘, aircraft and vehicles’.
  • Clause 29 - Offence (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 63, in clause 29, page 15, line 6, at end insert ‘in England and Wales or 6 months in Scotland or Northern Ireland’.
  • Clause 31 - Duty to share information (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 30, in clause 31, page 15, line 39, after ‘State’, insert ‘and the Treasury jointly’.
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
  • Clause 31 - Duty to share information (19 speeches)
    Amendment moved [this day]: No. 30, in clause 31, page 15, line 39, after ‘State’, insert ‘and the Treasury jointly’.—[Mr. McNulty.]
  • Clause 32 - Information sharing: security purposes (11 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 35, in clause 32, page 16, leave out lines 40 to 43 and insert— ‘(1)A person specified in subsection (2) may disclose information obtained or held in the...
  • Clause 33 - Information sharing: code of practice (0 speeches)
    Amendments made:No. 47, in clause 33, page 17, line 42, leave out ‘shall’ and insert ‘and the Treasury shall jointly’. No. 48, in clause 33, page 17, line 43, leave out...
  • Clause 34 - Disclosure to law enforcement agencies (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 130, in clause 34, page 18, line 18, leave out subsection (2). Clause 34 gives chiefs of police the power to disclose information to “any other foreign law...
  • Clause 35 - Searches: contracting out (39 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 120, in clause 35, page 19, line 1, leave out subsection (5).
  • Clause 36 - Section 35: supplemental (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 124, in clause 36, page 20, line 3, leave out ‘a crown servant’ and insert ‘an independent person’. The reason for tabling this probing...
  • Clause 37 - Accommodation (18 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 127, in clause 37, page 21, line 23, at end insert— ‘()In section 99(4) (Provision of support by local authorities) after “section”, insert...
  • Clause 38 - Integration loans (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 61, in clause 38, page 22, leave out from beginning of line 2 to second ‘for’ in line 3 and insert— ‘(1)Section 13 of the Asylum and...
  • Clause 39 - Inspection of detention facilities (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 40 - Removal: cancellation of leave (6 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 42 - Procedure (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 129, in clause 42, page 23, line 22, leave out from ‘paid’ to end of line 24. The general point that the amendment addresses is whether the requirement for...
  • Clause 43 - Fees (17 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 132, in clause 43, page 24, line 5, leave out paragraph (c).
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 7th sitting (1 speech)
  [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
  • Schedule 3 - Repeals (21 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 112, in schedule 3, page 29, line 40, column 2, at beginning insert ''In section 40A(3), the word ''and'' before paragraph (d).'.
  • Clause 48 - Extent (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 53, in clause 48, page 25, line 29, leave out '(or as the relevant part of that Act),' and insert 'or as the relevant part of that Act (ignoring extent by virtue of...
  • New clause 1 - Asylum and human rights claims: definition (1 speech)
    '(1) Section 113(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (appeals: interpretation) shall be amended as follows. (2) For the definition of ''asylum claim'' substitute— ''...
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 8th sitting (1 speech)
  [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
  • New Clause 1 - Asylum and human rights claims: definition (3 speeches)
    ‘(1)Section 113(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (appeals: interpretation) shall be amended as follows. (2)For the definition of “asylum claim”...
  • New Clause 2 - Failure to provide documents (0 speeches)
    ‘After section 88(2)(b) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) (appeal: ineligibility) insert— “(ba)has failed to supply a medical report or a medical...
  • New Clause 3 - Arrest pending deportation (5 speeches)
    ‘At the end of paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 3 to the Immigration Act 1971 (c.77) (deportation: power to detain) insert “; and for that purpose the reference in paragraph 17(1) to a...
  • New Clause 4 - Deprivation of citizenship (0 speeches)
    ‘(1)For section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) (deprivation of citizenship: prejudicing UK interests) substitute— “(2)The Secretary of State may by order...
  • New Clause 5 - Deprivation of right of abode (0 speeches)
    (1)After section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 (right of abode) insert— “2ADeprivation of right of abode (1)The Secretary of State may by order remove from a specified person a right...
  • New Clause 6 - Acquisition of British nationality &c. (0 speeches)
    (1)The Secretary of State shall not grant an application for registration as a citizen of any description or as a British subject under a provision listed in subsection (2) unless satisfied that...
  • New Clause 7 - Refugee Convention: construction (36 speeches)
    (1)In the construction and application of Article 1(F)(c) of the Refugee Convention the reference to acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations shall be taken as...
  • New Clause 8 - Appeals: deportation (0 speeches)
    ‘(1)After section 97 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) (appeals: national security) insert— “97ANational security: deportation (1)This section applies...
  • New Clause 9 - Information: embarking passengers (21 speeches)
    (1)Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (control on entry, &c.) shall be amended as follows. (2)In paragraph 3(1) for the words from “and if he is not” to the end...
  • New Clause 10 - Fingerprinting (7 speeches)
    (1) Section 141 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c.33) (fingerprinting) shall be amended as follows. (2)In subsection (7)(d) for “arrested under paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 to the...
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 7th sitting (1 speech)
  [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
  • Schedule 3 - Repeals (21 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 112, in schedule 3, page 29, line 40, column 2, at beginning insert ''In section 40A(3), the word ''and'' before paragraph (d).'.
  • Clause 48 - Extent (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 53, in clause 48, page 25, line 29, leave out '(or as the relevant part of that Act),' and insert 'or as the relevant part of that Act (ignoring extent by virtue of...
  • New clause 1 - Asylum and human rights claims: definition (1 speech)
    '(1) Section 113(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (appeals: interpretation) shall be amended as follows. (2) For the definition of ''asylum claim'' substitute— ''...
• Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill, 8th sitting (1 speech)
  [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
  • New Clause 1 - Asylum and human rights claims: definition (3 speeches)
    ‘(1)Section 113(1) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (appeals: interpretation) shall be amended as follows. (2)For the definition of “asylum claim”...
  • New Clause 2 - Failure to provide documents (0 speeches)
    ‘After section 88(2)(b) of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) (appeal: ineligibility) insert— “(ba)has failed to supply a medical report or a medical...
  • New Clause 3 - Arrest pending deportation (5 speeches)
    ‘At the end of paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 3 to the Immigration Act 1971 (c.77) (deportation: power to detain) insert “; and for that purpose the reference in paragraph 17(1) to a...
  • New Clause 4 - Deprivation of citizenship (0 speeches)
    ‘(1)For section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61) (deprivation of citizenship: prejudicing UK interests) substitute— “(2)The Secretary of State may by order...
  • New Clause 5 - Deprivation of right of abode (0 speeches)
    (1)After section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971 (right of abode) insert— “2ADeprivation of right of abode (1)The Secretary of State may by order remove from a specified person a right...
  • New Clause 6 - Acquisition of British nationality &c. (0 speeches)
    (1)The Secretary of State shall not grant an application for registration as a citizen of any description or as a British subject under a provision listed in subsection (2) unless satisfied that...
  • New Clause 7 - Refugee Convention: construction (36 speeches)
    (1)In the construction and application of Article 1(F)(c) of the Refugee Convention the reference to acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations shall be taken as...
  • New Clause 8 - Appeals: deportation (0 speeches)
    ‘(1)After section 97 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41) (appeals: national security) insert— “97ANational security: deportation (1)This section applies...
  • New Clause 9 - Information: embarking passengers (21 speeches)
    (1)Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77) (control on entry, &c.) shall be amended as follows. (2)In paragraph 3(1) for the words from “and if he is not” to the end...
  • New Clause 10 - Fingerprinting (7 speeches)
    (1) Section 141 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c.33) (fingerprinting) shall be amended as follows. (2)In subsection (7)(d) for “arrested under paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 to the...