On 17th July 2023, the House of Lords debated Commons amendments to the Illegal Migration Bill. Votes were held on motions relating to amendments, in which Bishops took part:
Division 1:
The Bishop of Bristol, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Bishop of London, and the Bishop of Southwark took part in a vote on a motion tabled by Baroness Chakrabarti to include her amendments that would require the government to give regard to the UK’s international and legal obligations when interpreting the bill.
The motion was disagreed. Content: 200 / Not Content: 217
The Bishop of Bristol, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Bishop of London, and the Bishop of Southwark voted Content.
Division 2:
The Bishop of Bristol, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Bishop of London, and the Bishop of Southwark took part in a vote on a motion tabled by Lord Kerr of Kinlochard that would include an amendment in the bill to ensure that the asylum cases of those detained for more than six months would be heard.
The motion was disagreed. Content: 193 / Not Content: 213
The Bishop of Bristol, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Bishop of London, and the Bishop of Southwark voted Content.
Division 3:
The Bishop of Bristol, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Bishop of London, and the Bishop of Southwark took part in a vote on a motion tabled by Baroness Butler-Sloss that would include amendments to limit the detention of unaccompanied children in the bill.
The motion was disagreed. Content: 200 / Not Content: 207
The Bishop of Bristol, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Bishop of London, and the Bishop of Southwark voted Content.
Division 4:
The Bishop of Bristol, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, and the Bishop of London took part in a vote on a motion tabled by Lord Coaker which would amend the bill to include a 14 day grace period to allow victims of modern slavery to access support and facilitate cooperation with UK authorities in criminal proceedings against traffickers.
The motion was disagreed. Content: 193 / Not Content: 205
The Bishop of Bristol, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, and the Bishop of London voted Content.
Division 5:
The Bishop of Bristol, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, and the Bishop of London took part in a vote on a motion tabled by Lord Coaker which would include an amendment to the bill requiring the National Crime Agency to monitor and report on the nature and outcome of organised immigration crime operations, and that these reports should be laid before parliament.
The motion was disagreed. Content: 166 / Not Content: 210
The Bishop of Bristol, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, and the Bishop of London voted Content.
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