Part of Nationality and Borders Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:13 pm on 26 October 2021.
Stuart McDonald
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
5:13,
26 October 2021
On the hypothetical example that I gave, if a decision maker is 49% certain that somebody is LGBT or that their membership of a political party meant that they would definitely be persecuted on return, is the Minister not uncomfortable that that small shortfall from 50% would mean that their whole claim would be rejected, given the consequences?
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During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
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