On 5th July 2023, the House of Lords debated the Illegal Migration Bill in the third day of the report stage. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which Bishops took part:
Division 1:
The Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Exeter, and the Bishop of Gloucester took part in a vote on amendment 156a, tabled by the Bishop of Durham, which would reinstate the right of appeal against age assessments for putative children who would otherwise face removal under the bill, and prevent a judicial review challenge to an age assessment from serving as a barrier to the putative child’s removal from the UK.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 235 / Not Content: 185
The Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Exeter, and the Bishop of Gloucester voted Content.
Division 2:
The Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Exeter, and the Bishop of Gloucester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Lord Hope of Craighead which would introduce new guidelines regarding judicial review of age assessments.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 232 / Not Content: 178
The Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Exeter, and the Bishop of Gloucester voted Content.
Division 3:
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Ely, the Bishop of Exeter, and the Bishop of Sheffield took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Stroud, which would introduce the new clause Duty to establish safe and legal routes to the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 232 / Not Content: 169
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Ely, the Bishop of Exeter, and the Bishop of Sheffield voted Content.
Division 4:
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Ely, and the Bishop of Sheffield took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Lord Coaker, which would introduce the new clause Organised immigration crime enforcement to the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 188 / Not Content: 158
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Ely, and the Bishop of Sheffield voted Content.
Division 5:
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Ely, and the Bishop of Sheffield voted in favour of amendment 168A, tabled by the Archbishop of Canterbury, which would introduce the new clause Ten-year strategy on refugees and human trafficking to the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 186 / Not Content: 131
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Ely, and the Bishop of Sheffield voted Content.
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