Nationality and Borders Bill — Before Clause 11 — Interpretation of Part 2 — Compliance with International Agreements — 20 Apr 2022 at 17:48

The majority of MPs voted not to explicitly require that no refugees will be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom as a result of the operation of new asylum laws. The majority of MPs also voted not to require co-operation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, in connection with new asylum laws.

MPs were considering the Nationality and Borders Bill.[1][2][3]

The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:

  • That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 5B

Lords amendment 5B stated[6]:

In relation to the 1951 convention: "The core principle is non-refoulement, which asserts that a refugee should not be returned to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom."[7]

The 1967 protocol provides for co-operation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.[8]

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Debate in Parliament |

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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
Alba0 1050.0%
Alliance0 10100.0%
Con294 (+2 tell) 0081.8%
DUP0 3037.5%
Green0 10100.0%
Independent1 40100.0%
Lab0 163081.5%
LDem0 10076.9%
PC0 30100.0%
SDLP0 20100.0%
SNP0 40 (+2 tell)093.3%
Total:295 228082.1%

Rebel Voters - sorted by vote

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

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
no rebellions

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