Select Committee · Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Legislative Scrutiny: Nationality and Borders Bill
Status: Closed
Opened: 21 Jul 2021
Closed: 31 Oct 2022
4 reports
The Committee will undertake legislative scrutiny of the Nationality and Borders Bill , which was introduced to the House of Commons on Tuesday 6 July 2021. The Committee welcomes submissions on this Bill from interested groups and individuals. Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry.
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelfth Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Nationality and Bord… | HC 1007 | 19 Jan 2022 | 0 | Responded |
| Eleventh Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Nationality and Bor… | HC 964 | 21 Dec 2021 | 0 | Responded |
| Ninth Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Nationality and Border… | HC 885 | 1 Dec 2021 | 0 | Overdue |
| Seventh Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Nationality and Bord… | HC 764 | 9 Nov 2021 | 0 | Overdue |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2021 | Dan Hobbs · Home Office, Dan O’Mahoney · Home Office, Tom Pursglove · Home Office | View ↗ |
| 17 Nov 2021 | Lucy Moreton · Immigration Services Union, Luke Geoghegan · British Association of Social Workers, Mr Stewart MacLachlan · Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium, Ms Zoe Gardner · Joint Council on the Welfare of Immigrants | View ↗ |
| 20 Oct 2021 | Aurélie Ponthieu · Médecins Sans Frontières, Daniel Ghezelbash · Macquarie University, Elizabeth Ruddick · UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Rossella Pagliuchi-Lor · United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Sonali Naik QC · Garden Court Chambers | View ↗ |
| 8 Sep 2021 | Elkhansaa · VOICES Network, Enver Solomon · Refugee Council, Madeleine Sumption · Migration Observatory, Ngozi · VOICES Network, Peter · VOICES Network, Raza Husain QC · Matrix Chambers | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Aurélie Ponthieu · Coordinator Forced Migration Team | Médecins Sans Frontières | 1 |
| Dan Hobbs · Director General, Migration and Borders Group | Home Office | 1 |
| Dan O’Mahoney · Clandestine Channel Threat Commander | Home Office | 1 |
| Daniel Ghezelbash · Associate Professor | Macquarie University | 1 |
| Elizabeth Ruddick · Senior Legal Protection Associate, UN Refugee Age… | UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) | 1 |
| Elkhansaa · Member | VOICES Network | 1 |
| Enver Solomon · Chief Executive Officer | Refugee Council | 1 |
| Lucy Moreton · Corporate Officer | Immigration Services Union | 1 |
| Luke Geoghegan · Head of Policy and Research | British Association of Social Workers | 1 |
| Madeleine Sumption · Director | Migration Observatory | 1 |
| Mr Stewart MacLachlan · Senior Legal & Policy Officer | Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium | 1 |
| Ms Zoe Gardner · Policy and Advocacy Manager | Joint Council on the Welfare of Immigrants | 1 |
| Ngozi · Member | VOICES Network | 1 |
| Peter · Ambassador | VOICES Network | 1 |
| Raza Husain QC · Barrister | Matrix Chambers | 1 |
| Rossella Pagliuchi-Lor · Representative to the UK | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | 1 |
| Sonali Naik QC · Barrister | Garden Court Chambers | 1 |
| Tom Pursglove · Minister of State for Legal Migration and the Bor… | Home Office | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2022 | From cttee | Letter to the Home Secretary regarding the lack of adequate Refugee Convention … |
| 2 Dec 2021 | To cttee | Letter from Tom Pursglove MP relating to Part 2 (Asylum) and Part 5 (Modern Sla… |