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Immigration and asylum

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Official title: Immigration and Asylum Bill

  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

Next sitting: 13 Oct 2026 (committee stage in the Commons).

Put forward by Shabana Mahmood.

Votes so far

DateVoteCountResult
13 Jul 2026Immigration and asylum: the first main vote264 for, 90 againstAgreed
13 Jul 2026Immigration and asylum: an attempt to block it97 for, 358 againstRejected
Full timeline
DateStageHouse
30 Jun 20261st readingCommons
13 Jul 20262nd readingCommons
13 Jul 2026Programme motionCommons
13 Jul 2026Money resolutionCommons
13 Jul 2026Ways and Means resolutionCommons
15 Sep 2026, 13 Oct 2026, 15 Oct 2026Committee stageCommons

In the bill’s own words: A Bill to Make provision about immigration, asylum and modern slavery; and for connected purposes.

Official page on Parliament’s site

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