Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Timetable — 5 Jul 2005 at 21:23

The majority Aye voters approved the time limits for debate^[1] on the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill. Those voting No wanted to delay the progress of the Bill through parliament.

The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill became law in 2006. Its main aims were to:^[2]

• Restrict appeals from those are refused entry to the UK to work or study. Only rejected asylum applications can have a full appeal
• Criminalise employers who knowingly employ illegal immigrants
• Allow biometric data to be taken from people entering the UK
• Requires that asylum is refused to anyone who is involved in terrorist activities

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• [1] Parmjit Dhanda MP, House of Commons, 5 July 2005
• [2] Based on The Guardian's A-Z of legislation

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