Recourse to public funds for duration of pilot scheme

Domestic Abuse Bill – in the House of Commons at 10:19 pm on 26 April 2021.

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  • Division number 275
    A majority of MPs voted not to allow victims of domestic abuse subject to restrictions on recourse to public funds due to their immigration status an exemption from those restrictions during a trial scheme.

Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 41B.—(Victoria Atkins.)

Division number 275 Domestic Abuse Bill — Recourse to Public Funds for Duration of Pilot Scheme

A majority of MPs voted not to allow victims of domestic abuse subject to restrictions on recourse to public funds due to their immigration status an exemption from those restrictions during a trial scheme.

Aye: 352 MPs

No: 270 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 21 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

The House divided: Ayes 352, Noes 270.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Lords amendment 41B disagreed to.

The list of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy, is published at the end of today’s debates.