Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Timetable — 17 Dec 2003 at 19:13

The majority Aye voters established a timetable^[1] for the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill. Those voting No were either indicating they felt more time was needed to debate the Bill or did not support the Bill.

The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill became law in 2004. Its main aims were to:^[2]

• Simplify the process of appeal for asylum seekers
• Criminalise people who arrive into the UK without a valid travel document unless they have a reasonable excuse
• Stop supporting failed asylum seekers and their families if they do not leave the UK
• Allow the government to tag and track asylum seekers
• Provide accommodation to failed asylum seekers who cannot return home immediately

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• [1] Jim Murphy MP, House of Commons, 17 December 2003
• [2] Based on The Guardian's A-Z of legislation

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