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Bill · started in the Commons

Immigration Act 2016

A Bill To make provision about the law on immigration and asylum; to make provisionabout access to services, facilities, licences and work by reference to immigrationstatus; to make provision about the Director of Labour Market Enforcement; to makeprovision about language requirements for public sector workers; to make provisionabout fees for passports and civil registration; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Immigration Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 17 September 2015 by Mrs Theresa May (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Immigration Act 2016, receiving Royal Assent on 12 May 2016.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 17 Sep 2015
  2. 2nd reading Commons 13 Oct 2015
  3. Programme motion Commons 13 Oct 2015
  4. Money resolution Commons 13 Oct 2015
  5. Ways and Means resolution Commons 13 Oct 2015
  6. Committee stage Commons 20 Oct to 17 Nov 2015
  7. Programme motion Commons 1 Dec 2015
  8. Report stage Commons 1 Dec 2015
  9. 3rd reading Commons 1 Dec 2015
  10. 1st reading Lords 2 Dec 2015
  11. 2nd reading Lords 22 Dec 2015
  12. Committee stage Lords 18 Jan to 9 Feb 2016
  13. Report stage Lords 9 Mar to 21 Mar 2016
  14. 3rd reading Lords 12 Apr 2016
  15. Programme motion Commons 25 Apr 2016
  16. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 25 Apr 2016
  17. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 26 Apr 2016
  18. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 9 May 2016
  19. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 10 May 2016
  20. Royal Assent Unassigned 12 May 2016

Votes on this bill

Recorded Commons divisions on this bill, in the order they happened. Each links to who voted which way.

25 Apr 2016 Lords Amdt 87: Motion to disagree 294 to 276 Passed
25 Apr 2016 Lords Amdt 60: Motion to disagree 304 to 268 Passed
25 Apr 2016 Lords Amdt 84: Motion to disagree 302 to 266 Passed
25 Apr 2016 Lords Amendment 85: Motion to disagree 302 to 266 Passed
25 Apr 2016 Lords Amendment 59: Motion to disagree 303 to 60 Passed
9 May 2016 Lords Amendment 85: motion to agree with amendments 296 to 258 Passed

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 13 May 2016.