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1465924

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	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, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing people who are waiting for their asylum applications to be decided to work in the local economy.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	9056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <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>A review of the policy has concluded and there will be no changes made at this time.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/06/2022 08:47:54 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1470210

	registered interest
	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

1541513

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2022
	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, if she will review the employment opportunities open to people seeking asylum.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	84919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 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). A review into the policy was completed last year and the findings were announced on 8 December 2021. We have decided to retain our policy with no further changes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 84920 question first answered 21/11/2022 17:09:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1541514

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2022
	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, if she will review the one year limit for people seeking asylum being eligible to work.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	84920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 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). A review into the policy was completed last year and the findings were announced on 8 December 2021. We have decided to retain our policy with no further changes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 84919 question first answered 21/11/2022 17:09:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1236045

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to grant asylum seekers the right to work.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	92763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 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.</p><p> </p><p>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> </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. Our wider policy could be undermined if migrants bypassed work visa Rules by lodging unfounded asylum claims here.</p><p> </p><p>Unrestricted access to employment could act as an incentive for more migrants to choose to come here illegally, rather than claim asylum in the first safe country they reach.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 29/09/2020 16:16:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1229249

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to allow asylum seekers to work in roles in addition to those on the Shortage Occupation List.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	81748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>Asylum seekers can work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months, through no fault of their own. Those allowed to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, which is published by the Home Office and based on expert advice from the Migration Advisory Committee.</p><p> </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. Our wider policy could be undermined if migrants bypassed work visa Rules by lodging unfounded asylum claims here.</p><p> </p><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.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 81747 question first answered 07/09/2020 13:12:58 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1251913

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2020
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the remit is of the Government's review of the restrictions on asylum seekers' right to work; and when the Government plans to publish the outcome of that review.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	92016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><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></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/11/2020 17:48:39 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1241194

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	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 29 September 2020 to Question 92763 on Asylum: Employment, if she will publish the evidence that granting asylum seekers the right to work could act as an incentive for asylum seekers to come to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	100339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>There is already published, independent evidence showing that good economic conditions and essential services can create an incentive for people to choose to go to a particular country illegally. This is because it is easier to work under such conditions – and we cannot ignore that access to the labour market is among the reasons that so many people choose to come to the UK illegally, rather than remain in any of the countries through which they transit.</p><p>That is why 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. Our wider policy could be undermined if migrants bypassed work visa Rules by lodging unfounded asylum claims here.</p><p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. This is under review; it is crucial we take the time to get this right and we are listening carefully to the arguments and considering the evidence put forward on the issue. The Home Office will be happy to discuss the content of the review once it has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 100340 question first answered 13/10/2020 15:49:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1241195

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 29 September to Question 92763 on the right to work for asylum seekers, what is the evidential basis for the policy that granting asylum seekers the right to work would cause migrants to bypass work visa rules by lodging asylum claims.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	100340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>There is already published, independent evidence showing that good economic conditions and essential services can create an incentive for people to choose to go to a particular country illegally. This is because it is easier to work under such conditions – and we cannot ignore that access to the labour market is among the reasons that so many people choose to come to the UK illegally, rather than remain in any of the countries through which they transit.</p><p>That is why 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. Our wider policy could be undermined if migrants bypassed work visa Rules by lodging unfounded asylum claims here.</p><p>Asylum seeker right to work is a complex issue. This is under review; it is crucial we take the time to get this right and we are listening carefully to the arguments and considering the evidence put forward on the issue. The Home Office will be happy to discuss the content of the review once it has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 100339 question first answered 13/10/2020 15:49:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1245501

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2020
	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	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 13 October 2020 to Question 100340 on Asylum: Employment, when she plans to (a) complete and (b) publish the review on asylum seeker right to work.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	106939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 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> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/11/2020 15:29:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron