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Division 157 · 22 May 2024

Immigration and asylum: Ten Minute Rule Motion

What this vote was about

This was a Ten Minute Rule Motion brought by Conservative MP Bob Seely seeking permission to introduce a Bill on immigration and asylum. The proposed Bill would require the House of Commons to approve an annual maximum number for immigration and asylum, and would restrict the granting of asylum to people identified as refugees by the UN Refugee Agency, apart from in specified circumstances. Seely argued this would give Parliament direct responsibility for setting migration limits rather than leaving it to Government or agencies. MPs voted to allow the Bill to be introduced by 74 votes to 49. Ten Minute Rule Bills rarely become law without Government backing, and granting leave only permits its formal presentation rather than committing Parliament to the policy.

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At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 70 votes. The largest No bloc was Scottish National Party with 31 votes. The 496 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Bob Seely. This division took place during a debate on Immigration and Asylum.

74

Ayes

49

Noes

Passed

Result

123

Voted

Passed by 25 Ayes 74 / Noes 49

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 70 0 328
SNP Scottish National Party Voted No 0 31 43
LD Liberal Democrat Voted No 0 8 15
Ind Independent No party whip 1 3 20
PC Plaid Cymru Voted No 0 3 3
Lab Labour Voted No 0 1 162
RUK Reform UK Voted Aye 1 0 3
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted No 0 1 2
Alba Alba Party Voted No 0 1 2
WPB Workers Party of Britain Voted No 0 1 1
APNI Alliance Voted No 0 1 1
Green Green Party Voted No 0 1 1
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 25
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 7
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1

"Party position" is how the majority of each party's voting members voted in this division. Parliament does not publish official whipping instructions, so this is derived from the recorded votes. "Rebels" are members who voted against their party's majority; Independent and Speaker roles have no party whip.

Constituencies coloured by how the local MP voted.

Aye
No
Did not vote

Individual votes

MP Vote
Alison Thewliss No
Allan Dorans No
Amy Callaghan No
Andrew Bridgen Aye
Andrew Lewer Aye
Andrew Percy Aye
Andrew Rosindell Aye
Angela Crawley No
Angus Brendan MacNeil No
Anne McLaughlin No
Antony Higginbotham Aye
Ben Lake No
Bob Blackman Aye
Bob Seely Aye
Brendan Clarke-Smith Aye
Brendan O'Hara No
Caroline Ansell Aye
Caroline Lucas No
Chris Green Aye
Claire Hanna No
Daisy Cooper No
Danny Kruger Aye
Dave Doogan No
David Linden No
Dean Russell Aye
Dr Caroline Johnson Aye Teller
Dr James Davies Aye
Dr Philippa Whitford No
Eddie Hughes Aye
Elizabeth Truss Aye
Gavin Newlands No Teller
George Galloway No
Gordon Henderson Aye
Graham Stuart Aye
Greg Smith Aye
Hannah Bardell No
Helen Morgan No
Henry Smith Aye
Hywel Williams No
Iain Stewart Aye
Ian Blackford No
Jack Brereton Aye
James Grundy Aye
Jane Hunt Aye
Jane Stevenson Aye
Jeremy Corbyn No
Joanna Cherry No
John McDonnell No
John McNally No
John Nicolson No
John Stevenson Aye
Jonathan Edwards No
Jonathan Gullis Aye
Julian Sturdy Aye
Karl McCartney Aye
Kelly Tolhurst Aye Teller
Kenny MacAskill No
Kevin Foster Aye
Kirsten Oswald No
Kirsty Blackman No
Lee Anderson Aye
Lia Nici Aye
Liz Saville Roberts No
Marco Longhi Aye
Marion Fellows No
Mark Pawsey Aye
Martin Docherty-Hughes No
Martin Vickers Aye
Mhairi Black No
Miriam Cates Aye
Miss Sarah Dines Aye
Mr David Jones Aye
Mr Jonathan Lord Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Mrs Heather Wheeler Aye
Mrs Pauline Latham Aye
Ms Anum Qaisar No
Munira Wilson No
Neil O'Brien Aye
Nick Fletcher Aye
Nigel Mills Aye
Owen Thompson No
Patricia Gibson No
Patrick Grady No
Paul Scully Aye
Peter Grant No Teller
Philip Dunne Aye
Richard Foord No
Richard Graham Aye
Richard Thomson No
Robin Millar Aye
Ronnie Cowan No
Sally-Ann Hart Aye
Sarah Atherton Aye
Sarah Dyke No
Sarah Green No
Selaine Saxby Aye
Shailesh Vara Aye
Sir Bill Wiggin Aye
Sir Charles Walker Aye
Sir Christopher Chope Aye
Sir David Evennett Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne Aye
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Aye
Sir John Hayes Aye
Sir John Whittingdale Aye
Sir Julian Lewis Aye
Sir Philip Davies Aye
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Simon Clarke Aye
Stephen Farry No
Stephen Flynn No
Steve Double Aye
Steven Bonnar No
Stewart Hosie No
Stuart C McDonald No
Tim Farron No
Tom Hunt Aye
Tom Randall Aye
Trudy Harrison Aye
Vicky Ford Aye
Wera Hobhouse No
Will Quince Aye
Aaron Bell —
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Afzal Khan —
Alan Brown —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Burghart —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Davies-Jones —
Alex Norris —
Alex Sobel —
Alexander Stafford —
Alicia Kearns —
Alison McGovern —
Alistair Strathern —
Alun Cairns —
Alyn Smith —
Amanda Solloway —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bowie —
Andrew Griffith —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andrew Western —
Andy Carter —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Richardson —
Anna Firth —
Anna McMorrin —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Anneliese Dodds —
Anthony Browne —
Anthony Mangnall —
Apsana Begum —
Ashley Dalton —
Bambos Charalambous —
Barry Gardiner —
Bell Ribeiro-Addy —
Ben Bradley —
Ben Everitt —
Beth Winter —
Bill Esterson —
Bim Afolami —
Bob Stewart —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carla Lockhart —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Charlotte Nichols —
Cherilyn Mackrory —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Clarkson —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Law —
Chris Loder —
Chris Philp —
Chris Stephens —
Chris Webb —
Christian Wakeford —
Christina Rees —
Christine Jardine —
Claire Coutinho —
Claudia Webbe —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Colum Eastwood —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damian Hinds —
Damien Egan —
Damien Moore —
Dan Carden —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Darren Henry —
Darren Jones —
David Davis —
David Duguid —
David Johnston —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David Simmonds —
David T C Davies —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Dehenna Davison —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Ben Spencer —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr Jamie Wallis —
Dr Kieran Mullan —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Luke Evans —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Neil Hudson —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Drew Hendry —
Duncan Baker —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Ellie Reeves —
Elliot Colburn —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Hardy —
Emma Lewell —
Esther McVey —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fay Jones —
Felicity Buchan —
Feryal Clark —
Fiona Bruce —
Fleur Anderson —
Florence Eshalomi —
Gareth Bacon —
Gareth Davies —
Gareth Johnson —
Gareth Thomas —
Gary Sambrook —
Gavin Robinson —
Gen Kitchen —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Giles Watling —
Gill Furniss —
Gillian Keegan —
Graham Stringer —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Guy Opperman —
Helen Grant —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Whately —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Holly Mumby-Croft —
Huw Merriman —
Ian Byrne —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Levy —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Lopresti —
Jacob Young —
James Cartlidge —
James Daly —
James Gray —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
James Murray —
James Sunderland —
James Wild —
Jamie Stone —
Janet Daby —
Jason McCartney —
Jeff Smith —
Jerome Mayhew —
Jess Phillips —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jill Mortimer —
Jim McMahon —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Gideon —
Jo Stevens —
John Finucane —
John Glen —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John Lamont —
John Penrose —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Joy Morrissey —
Judith Cummins —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Julie Marson —
Justin Madders —
Justin Tomlinson —
Karin Smyth —
Karl Turner —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Kniveton —
Kate Osamor —
Kate Osborne —
Katherine Fletcher —
Keir Mather —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kim Johnson —
Kim Leadbeater —
Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Farris —
Laura Trott —
Layla Moran —
Lee Rowley —
Leo Docherty —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz Twist —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Hall —
Luke Pollard —
Maggie Throup —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Caulfield —
Maria Eagle —
Mark Eastwood —
Mark Fletcher —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Jenkinson —
Mark Logan —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pritchard —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martyn Day —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Kelly Foy —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Rodda —
Matt Vickers —
Matt Warman —
Matt Western —
Matthew Pennycook —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Shanks —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Mick Whitley —
Mike Amesbury —
Mike Freer —
Mike Kane —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Mohammad Yasin —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr Gagan Mohindra —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Louie French —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Rob Roberts —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Flick Drummond —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Mrs Natalie Elphicke —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Nadia Whittome —
Navendu Mishra —
Naz Shah —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Coyle —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nickie Aiken —
Nicola Richards —
Nigel Huddleston —
Olivia Blake —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Pat McFadden —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Bristow —
Paul Girvan —
Paul Holmes —
Paul Howell —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paula Barker —
Paulette Hamilton —
Penny Mordaunt —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Aldous —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Gibson —
Peter Kyle —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Hopkins —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Fuller —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Butler —
Robbie Moore —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Robert Largan —
Rosie Duffield —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Ruth Edwards —
Ruth Jones —
Sam Tarry —
Samantha Dixon —
Sammy Wilson —
Saqib Bhatti —
Sara Britcliffe —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Edwards —
Sarah Jones —
Sarah Olney —
Sarah Owen —
Scott Mann —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shaun Bailey —
Simon Baynes —
Simon Fell —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Jupp —
Simon Lightwood —
Siobhan Baillie —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir Edward Leigh —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Iain Duncan Smith —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Jeremy Quin —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Mike Penning —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Oliver Heald —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Robert Syms —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir William Cash —
Stephanie Peacock —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Stephen Morgan —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Reed —
Steve Tuckwell —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Anderson —
Stuart Andrew —
Suella Braverman —
Suzanne Webb —
Tahir Ali —
Taiwo Owatemi —
Theo Clarke —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Loughton —
Tom Pursglove —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tonia Antoniazzi —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Victoria Atkins —
Virginia Crosbie —
Wayne David —
Wendy Chamberlain —
Wendy Morton —
Wes Streeting —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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