On 12th July 2023, the House of Lords debated Commons amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill. Votes were held on these amendments, in which Bishops took part:
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The Bishop of Guildford, the Bishop of Manchester, and the Archbishop of Canterbury took part in a vote on a motion to retain an amendment to the bill tabled by Baroness Chakrabarti which would require the government to give regard to the UK’s international obligations when interpreting the bill.
The motion was agreed. Content: 217 / Not Content: 151
The Bishop of Guildford, the Bishop of Manchester, and the Archbishop of Canterbury voted Content.
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The Bishop of Guildford, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury took part in a vote on a motion to retain an amendment to the bill tabled by Lord German, which would require a persons claim to be considered under immigration and asylum rules if they had not been removed from the UK within 6 months of arrival.
The motion was agreed. Content: 212 / Not Content: 151
The Bishop of Guildford, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury voted Content.
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The Bishop of Guildford, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury took part in a vote on a motion to retain an amendment to the bill tabled by Lord Etherton, which would place restrictions on the removal of LGBT people to countries where they would be at risk of persecution.
The motion was agreed. Content: 209 / Not Content: 143
The Bishop of Guildford, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury voted Content.
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The Bishop of Guildford, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury took part in a vote on a motion to retain an amendment to the bill tabled by Baroness Mobarik, which would restrict the amount of time unaccompanied children could be detained under the bill.
The motion was agreed. Content: 220 / Not Content: 141
The Bishop of Guildford, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury voted Content.
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The Bishop of Guildford, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury took part in a vote on a motion to retain an amendment to the bill tabled by the Bishop of Manchester, which would limit the amount of time a child could be kept in detention under the bill to 96 hours, or 7 days with ministerial authorisation.
The motion was agreed. Content: 202 / Not Content: 144
The Bishop of Guildford, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury voted Content.
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The Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury took part in a vote on a motion to retain an amendment to the bill tabled by Lord Randall of Uxbridge which would make provision for victims of modern slavery to remain in the UK while investigations into the crime took place.
The motion was agreed. Content: 207 / Not Content: 140
The Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury voted Content.
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The Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury took part in a vote on a motion to retain an amendment to the bill tabled by Baroness Stroud which would place a duty on the government to establish safe and legal routes for refugees to come to the UK.
The motion was agreed. Content: 174 / Not Content: 122
The Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury voted Content.
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The Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury took part in a vote on a motion to retain an amendment to the bill tabled by Lord Coaker, which would establish specific duties for the National Crime Agency regarding organised trafficking of people via the English Channel.
The motion was agreed. Content: 157 / Not Content: 114
The Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury voted Content.
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The Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury took part in a vote on an amendment to retain an amendment to the bill tabled the Archbishop of Canterbury, which would require the government to put in place a 10 year strategy for tackling refugee crises and human trafficking.
The motion was agreed. Content: 154 / Not Content: 107
The Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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