Parliamentary discussion took place regarding contentious proposals to establish accommodation for asylum seekers at a decommissioned military facility.
A vote on a Conservative-backed motion was scheduled to follow the Commons session.
The motion carries no legal weight but aims to gauge parliamentary opinion on government proposals for housing asylum seekers at a former Ministry of Defence location in Bicester, Oxfordshire, close to Piddington.
The scheme involves accommodating more than 1,000 adult male asylum seekers at the MoD Bicester site.
In response, residents of Piddington organised a symbolic ballot expressing their opposition through a vote to secede from the United Kingdom.
Joy Morrissey, the shadow equalities minister, drew attention to safety issues affecting women in Piddington.
She alleged that these concerns had received no response from female Labour MPs.
The shadow minister claimed the Labour administration had placed partisan considerations above the welfare of local women, referencing previous occasions when asylum seekers allegedly targeted women.
Morrissey directed a question to Labour parliamentarians, asking whether they would place women’s welfare ahead of their party’s agenda.
She indicated that apprehension extended beyond Piddington alone, mentioning comparable government initiatives in North Yorkshire, Sussex, and Suffolk.
Following the debate, MPs were to cast their votes.
However, the Conservative motion faces likely rejection given the Labour majority in the House of Commons.