UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2538
Refugees (Family Reunion) Bill [HL]
[As Introduced]
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This bill aims to change the rules so that refugees in the UK can more easily bring family members to join them. Currently, refugees face strict limits on who they can bring over this bill would likely make those rules less restrictive, allowing more families to be reunited in the UK.
Presented by Baroness Hamwee.
PrivateLords
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber
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The people's count18 votes
0% Aye · 0100% No · 18
MPs' vote171 MPs
75% Ayes · 12925% Noes · 42
The democratic gap
75% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would block this bill, but Parliament passed it.
Bill passage
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- 1st reading9 Jan 2020
- 2nd reading