Lead member
Matt Vickers
Conservative, Stockton West
Commons
Decision
No decision
The House has not considered this amendment.
Amendment text
To move the following Clause—
“Cap on number of entrants
(1)
Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must make regulations specifying the total maximum number of persons who may enter the United Kingdom annually across all non-visitor visa routes, with such regulations subject to approval by both Houses.
(2)
The Secretary of State may by regulations also specify a maximum number of entrants for individual visa routes, subject to the overall total.
(3)
No visas may be issued in excess of the total maximum number specified in subsection (1).
(4)
Any visas issued in excess of the number specified in subsection (1) must be revoked.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would provide a mechanism for a binding annual cap on the number of non-visitor visas issued by the UK.