On 27th November 2023, the House of Lords debated new regulations regarding Age Assessment as part of immigration control. Votes were held on two Motions to Regret regarding the regulations, in which a Bishop took part:
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The Bishop of London took part in a vote on a motion to regret tabled by Baroness Brinton:
Baroness Brinton moved, as an amendment to the motion that the Justification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023 be agreed to, at end to insert “but that this House regrets that (1) the Regulations are premature as the policy is still under development, (2) it is unclear whether a person can freely consent to the specified tests, (3) there is no defined mechanism for the Secretary of State to monitor and review the policy, and (4) neither an impact assessment, nor costs associated with the Regulations, have been presented to Parliament for scrutiny; and calls on His Majesty’s Government to withdraw the Regulations until the policy has been developed in full and an impact assessment and costings have been provided to Parliament.”
The motion was agreed. Content: 165 / Not Content: 86
The Bishop of London voted Content.
The Bishop of London took part in a vote on a motion to regret tabled by Baroness Brinton:
Baroness Brinton moved, as an amendment to the motion that the Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023 be agreed to, at end to insert “but that this House regrets that (1) the Regulations are premature as the policy is still under development, (2) it is unclear whether a person can freely consent to the specified tests, (3) there is no defined mechanism for the Secretary of State to monitor and review the policy, and (4) neither an impact assessment, nor costs associated with the Regulations, have been presented to Parliament for scrutiny; and calls on His Majesty’s Government to withdraw the Regulations until the policy has been developed in full and an impact assessment and costings have been provided to Parliament.”
The motion was agreed. Content: 164 / Not Content: 75
The Bishop of London voted Content.
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