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1653580

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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

1653582

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, if her Department will waive the requirement for asylum seekers to seek employment from the shortage occupations list for those asylum seekers who have waited for a decision on asylum claims for more than one year.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	194504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>Asylum seekers who are in the UK asylum system and have had their asylum 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 Occupations List (SOL), which is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). The list comprises skilled jobs where there is an identified national shortage which is sensible to fill, at least in part, through immigration. More information regarding MAC is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/migration-advisory-committee" target="_blank">Migration Advisory Committee - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</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. Therefore, at present there are no plans to waive the requirements to seek employment via the SOL. 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 constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/09/2023 14:32:39 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1653585

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	Migrant Workers: Hospitality Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will accept the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendation that roles in hospitality should be added to the Shortage of Occupation List.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	194506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>In the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) review of the hospitality sector earlier this year they did not recommend adding any roles to the Shortage Occupation List. The review can be viewed at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1142724/Construction_and_Hospitality_Shortage_Review_-_March_2023.pdf" target="_blank">Construction and Hospitality Shortage Review (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The MAC are due to submit their full review of the Shortage Occupation List later this year, and the Government will carefully consider their recommendations once received.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/09/2023 14:12:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1653587

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	Sudan: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to resume family reunification for Sudanese nationals following the closure of the visa application centre in Khartoum; and if he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	194508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of supporting refugees. Since 2015, we have offered a place to over 533,000 people seeking safety in the UK.</p><p>The UK continues to welcome refugees through our existing resettlement schemes which include the global UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and the Mandate Resettlement Scheme. The UK is proud to have welcomed Sudanese nationals through both the UK Resettlement Scheme and Community Sponsorship in 2021 and 2022.</p><p>While our safe and legal routes are some of the most generous anywhere, we cannot accommodate everyone who wants to come to the UK, and we are not able to open a bespoke route for every situation. The UK has no plans to introduce a designated scheme for Sudanese refugees.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 195237 question first answered 04/09/2023 15:27:37 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle