United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL10700
Asylum: Employment
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19 October 2023
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25 October 2023 · Answer
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Asylum
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25 October 2023
Summary
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
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19 October 2023
Written question
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
Source: Lords
25 October 2023
Answer
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 betw...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-19/HL10700
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1666298
- uk · wq-1666298 · source updated 25 October 2023