Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill — Third Reading — 16 Nov 2005 at 18:59

The majority Aye voters agreed to give the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill its Third Reading^[1]. This means it now moves to the House of Lords for their consideration.

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] Tony McNulty MP, House of Commons, 16 November 2005
• [2] Based on The Guardian's A-Z of legislation

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