Before Clause 64 - Confirmed victims in England and Wales: assistance and support

Nationality and Borders Bill – in the House of Commons at 5:48 pm on 20 April 2022.

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  • Division number 257
    A majority of MPs voted not to guarantee confirmed victims of slavery or human trafficking the ability to stay in the United Kingdom and receive support and assistance for a year, instead leaving it up to the government to determine if it is necessary on a case by case basis.

Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 26B.—(Tom Pursglove.)

Division number 257 Nationality and Borders Bill — Before Clause 64 — Confirmed Victims in England and Wales: Assistance and Support

A majority of MPs voted not to guarantee confirmed victims of slavery or human trafficking the ability to stay in the United Kingdom and receive support and assistance for a year, instead leaving it up to the government to determine if it is necessary on a case by case basis.

Aye: 294 MPs

No: 182 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 170 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

The House divided: Ayes 296, Noes 184.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Lords amendment 26B disagreed to.

Lords amendment 24B agreed to.

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83H), That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their amendments 4G, 5B, 6B, 7B, 7C, 8B, 8C, 10B, 11B, 13B, 20B, 25B, 26B, 53B, 53C and 53D;

That Tom Pursglove, Scott Mann, Mr Gagan Mohindra, Paul Holmes, Stephen Kinnock, Chris Elmore and Stuart C. McDonald be members of the Committee;

That Tom Pursglove be the Chair of the Committee;

That three be the quorum of the Committee.

That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(Michael Tomlinson.)

Question agreed to.

Committee to withdraw immediately; reasons to be reported and communicated to the Lords.