Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Second Reading — 17 Dec 2003 at 18:59

The majority Aye voters agreed to give the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill its Second Reading[1]. This means it now moves onto the committee stage.

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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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con123 1076.1%
Independent0 1050.0%
Independent Conservative1 00100.0%
Independent Ulster Unionist1 0033.3%
Lab286 (+2 tell) 19075.2%
LDem1 43 (+2 tell)085.2%
PC0 40100.0%
SNP0 4080.0%
Total:412 72076.3%

Rebel Voters - sorted by constituency

MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division

Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote

NameConstituencyPartyVote
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabno
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)no
Julie MorganCardiff NorthLabno
Michael ConnartyFalkirk EastLab (minister)no
Diane AbbottHackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabno
Glenda JacksonHampstead and HighgateLabno
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabno
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabno
Mr Phil SawfordKetteringLabno
Mr Hilton DawsonLancaster and WyreLabno
Keith VazLeicester EastLabno
Dr Jim MarshallLeicester SouthLabno
Robert WareingLiverpool, West DerbyLabno
Mr Denzil DaviesLlanelliLabno
Robert Marshall-AndrewsMedwayLabno
Mr Harry BarnesNorth East DerbyshireLabno
Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabno
Mike HancockPortsmouth SouthLDem (front bench)aye
Douglas HoggSleaford and North HykehamConno
Mark FisherStoke-on-Trent CentralLabno
Neil GerrardWalthamstowLabno

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