Asylum: Employment
Commons · Question 53864 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Kirsty Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential long-term impact of the work ban for people seeking asylum on (a) mental health, (b) barriers to future employment and (c) integration i
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 3 Jun 2025
While the wellbeing of those in the asylum system is important, it is also vital to continue cracking down on illegal working, and protect those employers and employees who will play by the rules from being undercut.However, the Government provides specif...