Bill · started in the Commons

Nationality and Borders Act 2022

Make provision about nationality, asylum and immigration; to make provision about victims of slavery or human trafficking; to provide a power for Tribunals to charge participants where their behaviour has wasted the Tribunal’s resources; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Nationality and Borders Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 6 July 2021 by Priti Patel (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, receiving Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 6 Jul 2021
  2. 2nd reading Commons 19 Jul to 20 Jul 2021
  3. Ways and Means resolution Commons 19 Jul 2021
  4. Money resolution Commons 19 Jul 2021
  5. Programme motion Commons 20 Jul 2021
  6. Committee stage Commons 21 Sep to 4 Nov 2021
  7. Programme motion Commons 7 Dec 2021
  8. Report stage Commons 7 Dec to 8 Dec 2021
  9. 3rd reading Commons 8 Dec 2021
  10. 1st reading Lords 9 Dec 2021
  11. 2nd reading Lords 5 Jan 2022
  12. Committee stage Lords 27 Jan to 10 Feb 2022
  13. Report stage Lords 28 Feb to 8 Mar 2022
  14. 3rd reading Lords 14 Mar 2022
  15. Programme motion Commons 22 Mar 2022
  16. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 22 Mar 2022
  17. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 4 Apr 2022
  18. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 20 Apr 2022
  19. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 26 Apr 2022
  20. Consideration of Lords message Commons 27 Apr 2022
  21. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 27 Apr 2022
  22. Royal Assent Unassigned 28 Apr 2022

Votes on this bill

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

20 Jul 2021 Keir Starmer's Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 265 to 359 Rejected
20 Jul 2021 Second Reading 366 to 265 Passed
7 Dec 2021 (Report): New Clause 2 245 to 309 Rejected
7 Dec 2021 (Report): New Clause 8 237 to 323 Rejected
7 Dec 2021 (Report): New Clause 50 235 to 314 Rejected
7 Dec 2021 (Report): New Clause 52 251 to 296 Rejected
7 Dec 2021 (Report): Amendment 116 233 to 318 Rejected
7 Dec 2021 (Report): Amendment 98 235 to 313 Rejected
8 Dec 2021 Report Stage: New Clause 3 236 to 288 Rejected
8 Dec 2021 Report Stage: New Clause 6 234 to 293 Rejected
8 Dec 2021 (Report): Amendment 128 231 to 300 Rejected
8 Dec 2021 Third Reading 298 to 231 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 318 to 223 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 313 to 231 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 318 to 220 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 291 to 232 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 9 302 to 232 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 305 to 230 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 313 to 227 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 13 317 to 220 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22 307 to 217 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 24 300 to 221 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 25 296 to 219 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 291 to 214 Passed
22 Mar 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40 298 to 216 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with LA 4G 311 to 231 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with LA 5B 310 to 231 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with LA 6B 309 to 225 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with LA 7B 294 to 242 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with LA 8B 303 to 236 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with LA 53B 303 to 234 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with LA 10B 303 to 235 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with LA 11B 306 to 231 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with LA 13B and insist on disagreement with LA 15 311 to 228 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Disagree with LA 20B 312 to 227 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with LA 25B 308 to 228 Passed
20 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with LA 26B 296 to 184 Passed
26 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5D 296 to 206 Passed
26 Apr 2022 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6D, 6E and 6F 299 to 205 Passed
26 Apr 2022 Government Motion to disagree to Lords Amendments 7F and 7G 288 to 212 Passed

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 11 Oct 2024.