Lead member
Matt Vickers
Conservative, Stockton West
Commons
Decision
Disagreed on division
This amendment was debated and rejected, following a vote.
Amendment text
Clause 18, page 11, line 24
Clause 18, page 11, leave out lines 24 to 26 and insert—
“(c)
the vessel in which the person travelled could not reasonably have been thought to be safe for the purposes of reaching the United Kingdom.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment would apply the new offence of endangering another during a sea crossing to the UK to any individual who tries to enter the UK illegally and makes their journey in an un-seaworthy vessel, removing the requirement for the individual to have done an act to cause or create a risk of death or serious injury.