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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3429

Illegal Migration Act 2023

[As Introduced]
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This Act aims to reduce illegal migration to the UK by making it easier to detain and remove people who arrive without permission, and by closing some routes for asylum claims. It gives the government stronger powers to send migrants away and makes it harder for them to stay and work in Britain.

Presented by Suella Braverman
supported by Lord Murray of Blidworth.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLordsRoyal Assent
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber

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The people's count47 votes
98% Aye · 462% No · 1
MPs' vote562 MPs
56% Ayes · 31244% Noes · 250
The democratic gap

42% , a wide gap

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading7 Mar 2023
  • 2nd reading13 Mar 2023
  • Committee stage27 Mar 2023
  • Report stage26 Apr 2023
  • 3rd reading26 Apr 2023

Lords

  • 1st reading27 Apr 2023
  • 2nd reading10 May 2023
  • Committee stage24 May 2023
  • Report stage28 Jun 2023
  • 3rd reading10 Jul 2023
Royal Assent20 Jul 2023