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Dame Diana Johnson's amendment, Clause 11

Illegal Migration Act 2023

Report stage

Amendment number: 2

Lead member

Dame Diana Johnson
Labour, Kingston upon Hull North
Commons

Decision

Disagreed on division
This amendment was debated and rejected, following a vote.

Amendment text

Clause 11, page 14, line 46

at end insert—
“(2H) Sub-paragraphs (2C) to (2G) above do not apply to any person who—
(a) entered the United Kingdom as an unaccompanied child;
(b) has at least one dependant child; or
(c) is a pregnant woman.”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment would prevent an immigration officer’s detention powers from being used to detain unaccompanied children, families with dependant children or pregnant women.

Sponsors

Joanna Cherry
Scottish National Party
Edinburgh South West
Caroline Nokes
Conservative
Romsey and Southampton North
Apsana Begum
Labour
Poplar and Limehouse
Stephen Farry
Alliance
North Down
Caroline Lucas
Green Party
Brighton, Pavilion
Claudia Webbe
Independent
Leicester East
Stella Creasy
Labour
Walthamstow
Rosie Duffield
Labour
Canterbury
Debbie Abrahams
Labour
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Emma Hardy
Labour
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
Kim Leadbeater
Labour
Batley and Spen
Sarah Champion
Labour
Rotherham
Catherine McKinnell
Labour
Newcastle upon Tyne North
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
Labour
South Shields
Valerie Vaz
Labour
Walsall South
Charlotte Nichols
Labour
Warrington North
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour
Washington and Sunderland West
Claire Hanna
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Belfast South
Hywel Williams
Plaid Cymru
Arfon
Sir Stephen Timms
Labour
East Ham
Ben Lake
Plaid Cymru
Ceredigion
Jonathan Edwards
Independent
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru
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