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Lords division · 4 Apr 2022 · No. 7

Nationality and Borders Bill

Lord Dubs moved amendment H1, as an amendment to Motion H, at end to insert “and do propose Amendment 10B in lieu—10B Insert the following new Clause—“Immigration Rules: entry to seek asylum and join family(1) The rules laid down by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 1(4) and section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 for regulating the entry into and stay in the United Kingdom of persons not having the right of abode must include provision for admitting persons coming for the purpose of seeking asylum.(2) These rules must make provision, for the purpose of seeking asylum, for unaccompanied children in Europe who have a family member in the United Kingdom who is ordinarily and lawfully resident in the United Kingdom.(3) For the purposes of this section, a “family member” means—(a) a parent, including adoptive parent;(b) an aunt or uncle;(c) a grandparent;(d) a sibling, including an adoptive sibling; or(e) such other persons as the Secretary of State may determine, having regard to—(i) the importance of maintaining family unity;(ii) any dependency between the family members;(iii) the best interests of a child; and(iv) any compelling circumstances.””The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 37

Contents: 181 Not Contents: 144

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 37 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 82
Liberal Democrat 51
Crossbench 30
Non-affiliated 11
Green Party 2
Bishops 2
Democratic Unionist Party 2
Plaid Cymru 1

Not Contents

Conservative 129
Non-affiliated 8
Crossbench 3
Lord Speaker 1
Reform UK 1
Liberal Democrat 1
Ulster Unionist Party 1

The party breakdowns are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Peers attend divisions ad hoc, so there is no did-not-vote list. Tellers are counted in the Content and Not Content totals, unlike in the Commons.

Every vote

Contents (181)

Not Contents (144)

Source: the official Lords division record.