United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 104316
Asylum: Employment
Introduced
6 December 2022
Last action
13 December 2022 · Answer
Status
Answered
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Subjects
Asylum
Source updated
13 December 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing asylum seekers the right to work while they await a decision on their asylum application.
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Timeline
6 December 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing asylum seekers the right to work while they await a decision on their asylum application.
Source: Commons
13 December 2022
Answer
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.
Source: Written answer
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-12-06/104316
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1549075
- uk · wq-1549075 · source updated 13 December 2022