Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — 6 Jul 2004 at 15:45

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston was absent

Proceedings after Third Reading resumed.

<[i>Amendment No. 35 not moved.]

moved Amendment No. 36:

After Clause 26, insert the following new clause-

"REVIEW AFTER EXHAUSTION OF RIGHTS OF APPEAL

(1) Where a person's statutory rights of appeal have been exhausted with respect to an immigration decision, and where that person subsequently makes an application to the Secretary of State for his deportation to be stayed on the grounds that there has been a change of circumstances, if the Secretary of State decides that there has been no change in circumstances or accepts that there has been a change of circumstances but decides that they do not justify a stay of deportation, the applicant within 10 days of the decision may apply to a High Court judge or a judge of the Court of Session to review the decision.

(2) The review shall be conducted on the papers save in exceptional circumstances.

(3) The decision of the High Court judge or the judge of the Court of Session is final."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 36) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 46; Not-Contents, 72.

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

PartyMajority (Not-Content)Minority (Content)Turnout
Con0 29 (+2 tell)14.6%
Crossbench0 31.8%
Lab69 (+2 tell) 035.9%
LDem0 1218.2%
Total:69 4418.1%

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