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1470210

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date	14/06/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessments she has made of the potential merits of permitting asylum seekers to work while they await the outcome of an asylum application.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 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 (SOL).</p><p>A review of the policy has concluded and there will be no changes to the policy at this time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 17982 question first answered 21/06/2022 09:02:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 7495 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1464575

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2022 to Question 847, on Asylum: Employment, how many asylum seekers have (a) applied for and (b) been accepted for permission to work or volunteer in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022; and what steps her Department is taking to promote vacancies on the shortage occupations list to asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	5430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office are unable to report how many asylum seekers have applied for and been accepted for permission to work in 2020, 2021 and 2022 as this information is not held in a reportable format or forms part of published data.</p><p>The Home Office do not track how many asylum seekers have applied to volunteer as they are able give their time for free to charitable or public sector organisations without any contractual obligation or entitlement. They are not employees or workers as defined by various statutory provisions. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/handling-applications-for-permission-to-take-employment-instruction/permission-to-work-and-volunteering-for-asylum-seekers-accessible-version#introduction" target="_blank">Permission to work and volunteering for asylum seekers (accessible version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Information on the shortage occupation list (SOL) is readily available in the public domain as part of the immigration rules: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules" target="_blank">Immigration Rules - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 17:02:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3527 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1464576

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2022 to Question 847, on Asylum: Employment, what steps her Department is taking to promote employment support to (a) refugees and b) people entering the UK as part of a resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	5431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>Those granted refugee status or humanitarian protection, as well as those arriving under one of the UK’s resettlement schemes, have immediate access to the labour market and welfare benefits. If in receipt of Universal Credit, they can receive employment support from the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p>For those arriving through one of the UK’s resettlement schemes, the Home Office funds local and regional authorities to provide a package of support. As part of this, authorities are responsible for ensuring that arrivals are provided with a dedicated source of advice and support to assist with registering for mainstream benefits and services, including assistance with access to employment.</p><p>For those who were asylum seekers, we provide a further 28 days' support after the grant of refugee status to help with the transition to the mainstream benefits system. This Move-On service includes advice and assistance in relation to applying for Universal Credit and employment support.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2022 16:37:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3526 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1361342

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing asylum seekers to apply for employment in sectors which are experiencing labour shortages.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	58852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>Our New Plan for Immigration works in the interests of the whole of the UK, by attracting the skills we need, whilst supporting the domestic labour market. Recognising the extraordinary circumstances business are currently facing, the Government is providing visas as a time-limited, temporary measure for the food and fuel sector.</p><p>We allow asylum seekers to work 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 (SOL).</p><p>But it is important to distinguish between those who need protection and those seeking to work here, who can apply for a skilled work visa under the Immigration Rules. Our wider policy would be undermined if people could bypass work visa Rules simply by lodging unfounded asylum claims here and working whilst they are dealt with. It would also act as an incentive for more to travel into the UK via unsafe and dangerous journeys, rather than claim asylum in the first safe country they reach.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/10/2021 16:33:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 26363 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah