Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill — 17 Jan 2024 at 21:14
“Under the terms of the agreement, Rwanda has no obligation to return any of the funds paid…if no migrants come to Rwanda under the scheme, and the UK government wishes to request a refund of the portion of the funding allocated to support…we will consider this request.
“I am unable to make a statement that, in my view, the provisions of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill are compatible with the Convention rights, but the Government nevertheless wishes the House to proceed with the Bill.”
“We will continue to grant asylum and support to refugees fleeing persecution, with the ultimate aim of helping them to return home if it is safe to do so.”
“It maintains its position that the arrangement, as now articulated and the UK-Rwanda Partnership Treaty and accompanying legislative scheme, does not meet the required standards relating to the legality and appropriateness of the transfer of asylum seekers and is not compatible with international refugee law.”
“Man’s inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!”
“When a Bill has been rejected, or lost through disagreement, it should not, according to the practice of Parliament, be reintroduced in the same Session.”
“Millions of people in the world want to make that journey”-[Official Report, 16 January 2024; Vol. 743, c. 713.]
“The law is our servant, not our master.”-[Official Report, 16 January 2024; Vol. 743, c. 717.]
“we are not a parish council.”-[Official Report, 16 January 2024; Vol. 743, c. 717.]
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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.
| Party | Majority (Aye) | Minority (No) | Both | Turnout |
| Alba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Alliance | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Con | 317 (+2 tell) | 11 | 0 | 94.0% |
| DUP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37.5% |
| Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent | 2 | 8 | 0 | 71.4% |
| Lab | 0 | 192 (+2 tell) | 0 | 98.0% |
| LDem | 0 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| PC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Reclaim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| SDLP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| SNP | 0 | 42 | 0 | 97.7% |
| Total: | 320 | 279 | 0 | 94.4% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by party
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
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Suella Braverman | Fareham | Con | no |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | no |
| Miriam Cates | Penistone and Stocksbridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Simon Clarke | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Con | no |
| Sarah Dines | Derbyshire Dales | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Duddridge | Rochford and Southend East | Con | no |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh and Wickford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrea Jenkyns | Morley and Outwood | Con (front bench) | no |
| Robert Jenrick | Newark | Con | no |
| David Jones | Clwyd West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Danny Kruger | Devizes | Con (front bench) | no |