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Border security, asylum and immigration

The bill has been signed off by the King and is now law.

Official title: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025

  1. 1Introduced1st reading
  2. 2Main debate2nd reading
  3. 3Detailed checksCommittee
  4. 4ChangesReport stage
  5. 5Final vote3rd reading
  6. 6Other houseLords or Commons
  7. 7Becomes lawRoyal Assent

Nothing more. This bill is now law.

Put forward by Yvette Cooper, Lord Hanson of Flint.

Votes so far

DateVoteCountResult
19 Nov 2025Border security, asylum and immigration: changes from the House of Lords326 for, 92 againstAgreed

Votes in the Lords

DateVoteCountResult
24 Nov 2025Lords vote 1200 content, 244 not contentRejected
11 Nov 2025Lords vote 668 content, 169 not contentRejected
11 Nov 2025Lords vote 5193 content, 236 not contentRejected
11 Nov 2025Lords vote 466 content, 175 not contentRejected
11 Nov 2025Lords vote 3207 content, 240 not contentRejected
11 Nov 2025Lords vote 2201 content, 238 not contentRejected
11 Nov 2025Lords vote 189 content, 195 not contentRejected
5 Nov 2025Lords vote 864 content, 116 not contentRejected
5 Nov 2025Lords vote 747 content, 136 not contentRejected
5 Nov 2025Lords vote 685 content, 169 not contentRejected
Full timeline
DateStageHouse
30 Jan 20251st readingCommons
10 Feb 20252nd readingCommons
10 Feb 2025Programme motionCommons
10 Feb 2025Money resolutionCommons
27 Feb 2025, 4 Mar 2025, 6 Mar 2025Committee stageCommons
12 May 2025Ways and Means resolutionCommons
12 May 2025Report stageCommons
12 May 20253rd readingCommons
13 May 20251st readingLords
2 Jun 20252nd readingLords
26 Jun 2025, 8 Jul 2025, 10 Jul 2025Committee stageLords
28 Oct 2025, 3 Nov 2025, 5 Nov 2025Report stageLords
17 Nov 20253rd readingLords
19 Nov 2025Programme motionCommons
19 Nov 2025Consideration of Lords amendmentsCommons
24 Nov 2025Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasonsLords
2 Dec 2025Royal AssentUnassigned

In the bill’s own words: A Bill to make provision about border security; to make provision about immigration and asylum; to make provision about sharing customs data and trailer registration data; to make provision about articles for use in serious crime; to make provision about serious crime prevention orders; to make provision about fees paid in connection with the recognition, comparability or assessment of qualifications; and for connected purposes.

Official page on Parliament’s site

Source: Parliament Bills API · Commons votes from the Commons Votes API.