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1685088

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the time limit after which asylum seekers with outstanding claims may seek permission to work.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	11476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Asylum seekers cannot work unless they have had their asylum claim outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those who apply and are granted permission to work after 12 months are restricted to applying for jobs on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL). This is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p><p>Our current policy approach on permission to work is longstanding and there are no plans to make changes, other than aligning it with the upcoming Immigration Salary List, which replaces the SOL. It is important that we distinguish between individuals who need protection and those seeking to work here who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. The government has always been clear that asylum seekers do not need to make perilous journeys in order to seek employment in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Unrestricted access to employment could act as an incentive for more migrants to choose to come here illegally; leading to further dangerous journeys across the Channel and supporting the business model of people smugglers, rather than claim asylum in the first safe country they reach.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/02/2024 12:15:57 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1684395

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were employed in roles on the shortage occupation list in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	10977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who have had their claim outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own, are eligible to apply for permission to work. Those granted permission are restricted to applying for jobs on the Shortage Occupation List. This is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p> </p><p>Should an individual find successful employment, they must provide employment details when available, so that a review of their eligibility for and level of asylum support (if any) can be conducted. Failure to do so will result in any support being discontinued.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on the number of asylum seekers who have been permitted to work.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 01/02/2024 12:16:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

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

1682003

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research Discussion Paper No. 549 entitled The Economic and Social Impacts of Lifting Work Restrictions on People Seeking Asylum, published on 25 June 2023, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of allowing asylum seekers to work.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	9538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 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>We are aware that the National Institute of Economic and Social Research published analysis on 25 June 2023, which set out the estimated fiscal impact to the UK should there be a relaxation of the policy. It is the Home Office assessment that any analysis in this area is dependent on making assumptions from limited evidence and will therefore produce uncertain results.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we keep all policies under review, there are no immediate plans to change the existing policy. It is important that we distinguish between individuals who need protection and those seeking to work here who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. The Government has always been clear that asylum seekers do not need to make perilous journeys in order to seek employment in the UK. Those in need of protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety.</p><p> </p><p>Unrestricted access to employment could act as an incentive for more migrants to choose to come here illegally; leading to further dangerous journeys across the Channel and supporting the business model of people smugglers, rather than claim asylum in the first safe country they reach. This could also undermine the 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 constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/01/2024 15:45:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1677783

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been granted permission to work since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	6710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home office is unable to state how many asylum seekers have been granted and refused permission to work since 2019 as they do not record data on the number of asylum seekers who have been permitted to work in a reportable format.</p><p> </p><p>Those who have claimed asylum in the UK and have had their asylum claim outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own, are able to apply for permission to work. 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> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 6711 question first answered 19/12/2023 12:45:16 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1677784

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been refused permission to work since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	6711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home office is unable to state how many asylum seekers have been granted and refused permission to work since 2019 as they do not record data on the number of asylum seekers who have been permitted to work in a reportable format.</p><p> </p><p>Those who have claimed asylum in the UK and have had their asylum claim outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own, are able to apply for permission to work. 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> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 6710 question first answered 19/12/2023 12:45:16 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1673332

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the question from the hon. Member for Glasgow North of 27 November 2022, Official Report, what the evidential basis is for stating that allowing asylum seekers the right to work would increase the number travelling to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	3863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>A wide body of evidence points towards key pull factors to the UK including language, diaspora, presence of friends and family, economic opportunity, and availability of education. Any effects exerted by asylum policies and welfare systems on individual decision making around ultimate country of destination are much less well understood and difficult to isolate. That is why we have no plans to work provisions and are trebling the fines for illegal working.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/11/2023 17:26:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

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

1653580

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of asylum seekers being granted permission to work three months after commencing an asylum claim on the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	194502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/09/2023 14:37:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle