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1682824

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the waiting period for asylum seekers to be granted the right to work to six months rather than the current 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who have had their claim outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own, are allowed to work. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List. This is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we keep all policies under review, there are no immediate plans to change the existing policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 31/01/2024 16:59:27 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1666298

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 26 September (HL10323), in view of the current backlog of asylum cases, what plans they have to allow asylum seekers to work if their claim has been outstanding for nine months or more, as opposed to 12 months or more.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stone of Blackheath
	uin	HL10700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>Whilst we keep all policies under review, there are no plans to change the existing policy, which allows asylum seekers with pending claims to work after 12 months, restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List. Our policy position distinguishes between those who need protection and those seeking to work here who should instead apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Individuals in need of protection should not make perilous journeys in order to seek employment in the United Kingdom, instead they should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach.</p><p>There are also various legal routes for those seeking to work in the UK under the Points-Based System. These routes include Skilled Worker, Global Talent, and Health and Care routes, which are supporting UK businesses to recruit workers with the skills and talent they need from around the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 25/10/2023 14:43:27 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	2222 label Biography information for Lord Stone of Blackheath

1662188

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for allowing asylum seekers to work and cover the cost of their own living expenses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stone of Blackheath
	uin	HL10323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the existing policy, which allows asylum seekers to work if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. It is important that our approach distinguishes between those who need protection and those seeking to work here who should apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Asylum seekers do not need to make perilous journeys in order to seek employment in the United Kingdom, and we are concerned such a change could be a further pull factor.</p><p>The Home Office has a legal obligation, as set out in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, to support asylum seekers (including any dependants) who would otherwise be destitute. This may include the provision of accommodation and/or subsistence support.</p><p>The level of the allowance given to those supported under 1999 Act is reviewed each year to ensure it covers asylum seekers’ essential living needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 26/09/2023 13:29:56 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	2222 label Biography information for Lord Stone of Blackheath

1647794

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 22 June (HL8363), which stated "There are various safe and legal routes for those seeking to work in the UK under the Points Based System", what are those legal routes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL8777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>There is a wide variety of legal routes available to migrants seeking to work in the UK. We granted over 300,000 work visas to main applicants in year ending March 2023.</p><p>The full list of available routes, as well as guidance on each one, can be found on the government web site – https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 10/07/2023 16:48:27 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1643213

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to allow asylum seekers the right to work while waiting for their asylum claims to be resolved.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL8363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are allowed to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that our policy approach distinguishes between those who need protection and those seeking to work here who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Asylum seekers do not need to make perilous journeys in order to seek employment in the United Kingdom. There are various safe and legal routes for those seeking to work in the UK under the Points Based System.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 22/06/2023 10:46:18 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1567848

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why asylum applicants are not permitted to apply for permission to work after six months in the UK, given the current labour shortages.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL4825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are allowed to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List.</p><p>It is important to distinguish between those who need protection and those seeking to work here who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. Asylum seekers do not need to make perilous journeys in order to seek employment in the UK. There are various safe and legal routes for those seeking to work in the UK under the Points Based System.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 01/02/2023 11:41:58 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1453463

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of asylum seekers who can work in the UK whilst their claims are being processed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL7236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office allows asylum seekers the right to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, which is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p>A review of asylum seeker right to work policy has been concluded. We are retaining our policy with no further changes. A Written Ministerial Statement was made on 8 December, setting out the Home Office’s findings and rationale: <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-12-08/debates/21120876000007/AsylumSeekersRightToWorkPolicy#contribution-95F64C54-54BC-47B0-AFD1-B8C424537EBD" target="_blank">Asylum Seekers: Right to Work Policy - Hansard - UK Parliament</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/04/2022 15:51:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1259453

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 3 November (HL9361), what plans they have to provide an update on when the review into the right to work of asylum seekers will be laid before the House.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL11207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The findings of the review will be announced once the work has been completed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/12/2020 11:52:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1244949

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 September (HL8116), what plans they have to publish the terms of reference for the Home Office review into the right to work of asylum seekers.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL9359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. A review of the policy is ongoing, and we are considering the evidence put forward on the issue. The findings of the review will be announced once the work has been completed.</p><p>Officials have been in contact as necessary with Asylum Matters and Refugee Action in respect of asylum seeker right to work policy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9360 HL9361 question first answered 03/11/2020 15:43:19 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1244951

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 September (HL8116), what external organisations have been (1) formally, and (2) informally, consulted as part of the Home Office review into the right to work of asylum seekers.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL9360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. A review of the policy is ongoing, and we are considering the evidence put forward on the issue. The findings of the review will be announced once the work has been completed.</p><p>Officials have been in contact as necessary with Asylum Matters and Refugee Action in respect of asylum seeker right to work policy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9359 HL9361 question first answered 03/11/2020 15:43:19 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham