PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Asylum: Employment (3 November 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential effect on the economy of granting asylum seekers the right to work.
Asked by:
David Simmonds (Conservative)
Asked by:
David Simmonds (Conservative)
Answer
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).
A review of the policy is ongoing.
Answered by:
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
17 November 2021
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