Asylum: Employment
Commons · Question 55328 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Liz Saville Roberts
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the work ban for people seeking asylum on future employment opportunities.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 Jun 2025
Our primary responsibility remains to crack down on illegal working, and ensure that those employers and employees who play by the rules are not undercut by those who are not. Asylum seekers who have had their claim outstanding for 12 months or more, thro...