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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1442

Asylum (Time Limit) Bill

[As Introduced]
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This bill would set a time limit on how long the asylum process can take before a final decision must be made on whether someone can stay in the UK. Currently there's no strict deadline, so some cases can take many years to resolve.

Presented by Mr Christopher Chope.
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote418 MPs
78% Ayes · 32622% Noes · 92
The democratic gap

22% , a wide gap

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading7 Jul 2014
  • 2nd reading16 Jan 2015