Clause 9 - Notice of decision to deprive a person of citizenship

Nationality and Borders Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:18 pm on 22 March 2022.

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  • Division number 218
    A majority of MPs voted to enable people to be deprived of their British Citizenship without contacting them and providing prior notice, should it be deemed impractical to give such notice, or contrary to the public interest to do so.

Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 4.—(Tom Pursglove.)

Division number 218 Nationality and Borders Bill — Clause 9 — Notice of Decision to Deprive a Person of Citizenship

A majority of MPs voted to enable people to be deprived of their British Citizenship without contacting them and providing prior notice, should it be deemed impractical to give such notice, or contrary to the public interest to do so.

Aye: 315 MPs

No: 221 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 110 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

The House divided: Ayes 318, Noes 223.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Lords amendment 4 disagreed to.

Government amendments (a) to (f) made in lieu of Lords amendment 4.