A Bill to make provision to ensure that the United Kingdom has absolute control over the right to prevent non-UK citizens from entering the United Kingdom; to determine the circumstances in which non-UK citizens may be required to leave the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
27 March 2015
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The UK Borders Control Bill aims to give the UK the sole authority to decide who can enter or stay in the country, and to set out when non-UK citizens may be required to leave. It describes the circumstances under which non-citizens can be removed and related powers, with the goal of strengthening border control.
The bill has only progressed to the second reading in the Commons (2015). There is no record here of further stages or passage through Parliament.
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7 Jul 2014
9 Jan 2015
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage. The second reading was on 9 January 2015 but was withdrawn at the end of the debate.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
