UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1699
Immigration Act 2016
[As Introduced]
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The Immigration Act 2016 tightens rules on who can come to live and work in the UK. It includes measures like requiring higher incomes for sponsoring family members, making it harder to get permanent residency, and increasing checks on illegal working. The goal is to reduce net migration and give the government more control over immigration.
Presented by Mrs Theresa May
supported by Lord Bates.
supported by Lord Bates.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
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The people's count50 votes
30% Aye · 1570% No · 35
MPs' vote411 MPs
77% Ayes · 31623% Noes · 95
The democratic gap
47% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would block this bill, but Parliament passed it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading17 Sept 2015
- 2nd reading13 Oct 2015
- Committee stage20 Oct 2015
- Report stage1 Dec 2015
- 3rd reading1 Dec 2015
Lords
- 1st reading2 Dec 2015
- 2nd reading22 Dec 2015
- Committee stage18 Jan 2016
- Report stage9 Mar 2016
- 3rd reading12 Apr 2016
Royal Assent12 May 2016