Part of Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - Report (2nd Day) – in the House of Lords at 4:15 pm on 3 November 2025.
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb:
Moved by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
28: Clause 38, page 32, line 20, leave out “11” and insert “12”Member’s explanatory statementThis Amendment would add section 12 (period for which persons may be detained) to the list of sections of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 to be repealed.
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As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
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