Devolution (Immigration) (Scotland) Bill 2024-25
Stephen Gethins, MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, has proposed a bill to devolve immigration powers to Scotland. Second reading is scheduled for 25 April 2025.

Immigration and Asylum. House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/16.
Immigration and Asylum (481 KB , PDF)
Immigration and Asylum. House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/16.
Immigration and Asylum (481 KB , PDF)
Stephen Gethins, MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, has proposed a bill to devolve immigration powers to Scotland. Second reading is scheduled for 25 April 2025.
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