Nationality and Borders Bill (UK Legislation)
- Submitted by: Neil Gray, Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 February 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-03270
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 22 February 2022
That the Parliament notes that the UK Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill proposes significant changes to UK asylum and immigration legislation, which will damage people living in communities across Scotland and the UK, now and in the future; recognises that the Bill contains two provisions that trigger the requirement for legislative consent and that a legislative consent memorandum recommending that the Parliament withholds its consent to those clauses was lodged on 1 February 2022; notes that the Welsh Parliament has refused consent; is concerned by the creation of a National Age Assessment Board with powers to scrutinise age assessments using "scientific techniques", which Scottish Government guidance advises against on child welfare and unreliability grounds; notes that these provisions will impose time limits and damaging measures affecting assessment of credibility in human trafficking applications; condemns these provisions, as well as proposals in the Bill for differential treatment of refugees based on how they arrived rather than their protection needs, measures that criminalise vulnerable people seeking protection, “push-back” provisions that will put lives at sea at risk and open the door for offshore asylum accommodation, and powers to revoke citizenship without notice, and agrees that the Bill will not achieve its aims or the change that is needed to ensure that the UK’s asylum and immigration systems are effective, efficient and deliver for people in need of humanitarian protection, according to international human rights obligations.
Supported by:
Ben Macpherson, Christina McKelvie, Angus Robertson, Shona Robison, Emma Roddick, Paul Sweeney
Vote
Result 94 for, 29 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
- 61 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 3 did not vote
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For
- Alasdair Allan
- Angela Constance
- Angus Robertson
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Audrey Nicoll
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- Collette Stevenson
- David Torrance
- Elena Whitham
- Emma Harper
- Emma Roddick
- Evelyn Tweed
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- George Adam
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Humza Yousaf
- Jackie Dunbar
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jenni Minto
- Jenny Gilruth
- Jim Fairlie
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Karen Adam
- Kate Forbes
- Kaukab Stewart
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Mairi Gougeon
- Màiri McAllan
- Maree Todd
- Marie McNair
- Michael Matheson
- Michelle Thomson
- Natalie Don
- Neil Gray
- Paul McLennan
- Richard Lochhead
- Rona Mackay
- Ruth Maguire
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Siobhian Brown
- Stephanie Callaghan
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
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0Abstained
0Did not vote
- Christina McKelvie
- Ivan McKee
- Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 0 for
- 29 against
- 0 abstained
- 2 did not vote
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0Against
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Annie Wells
- Brian Whittle
- Craig Hoy
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Lumsden
- Douglas Ross
- Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
- Finlay Carson
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Jeremy Balfour
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Maurice Golden
- Meghan Gallacher
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Pam Gosal
- Russell Findlay
- Sharon Dowey
- Stephen Kerr
- Sue Webber
- Tess White
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0Did not vote
- Edward Mountain
- Rachael Hamilton
Scottish Labour
- 22 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
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- Alex Rowley
- Anas Sarwar
- Carol Mochan
- Claire Baker
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- Foysol Choudhury
- Jackie Baillie
- Katy Clark
- Mark Griffin
- Martin Whitfield
- Mercedes Villalba
- Michael Marra
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Pam Duncan-Glancy
- Paul O'Kane
- Paul Sweeney
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
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0Abstained
0Did not vote
0Scottish Green Party
- 7 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
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- Ariane Burgess
- Gillian Mackay
- Lorna Slater
- Maggie Chapman
- Mark Ruskell
- Patrick Harvie
- Ross Greer
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0Abstained
0Did not vote
0Scottish Liberal Democrats
- 4 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
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- Alex Cole-Hamilton
- Beatrice Wishart
- Liam McArthur
- Willie Rennie
Against
0Abstained
0Did not vote
0No Party Affiliation
- 0 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 1 did not vote
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0Against
0Abstained
0Did not vote
- Alison Johnstone
Defeated amendments
Nationality and Borders Bill (UK Legislation) - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Donald Cameron, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, February 21, 2022
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Result 29 for, 92 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Defeated