Simon Baynes

Former Conservative MP for Clwyd South

Deprivation of Citizenship

There have been votes in Parliament on if there should be a requirement to give an individual notice of intent to remove their citizenship, and on if removal of citizenship should be permitted if it would leave a person stateless.

Simon Baynes consistently voted for making it easier to remove someone's British citizenship

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Major votes

  • On 20 Apr 2022: Simon Baynes voted to make a new law allowing people to be deprived of their citizenship without notice retrospective, so existing orders depriving people of their citizenship which are invalid due to a lack of notice become valid. Show vote
  • On 22 Mar 2022: Simon Baynes 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. Show vote
  • On 8 Dec 2021: Simon Baynes voted for a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, including permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry. Show vote
  • On 20 Jul 2021: Simon Baynes voted for a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, including permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry. Show vote
  • On 20 Jul 2021: Simon Baynes voted for a series of changes to the law on immigration and nationality, including permitting the removal of asylum seekers with applications pending to other countries and provisions aimed at discouraging unsafe and dangerous routes of entry. Show vote

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