Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lynne Jones (Labour), on Tuesday, 3 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 105 members in total.

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LET THEM WORK CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Let Them Work campaign to allow asylum seekers permission to work while they are waiting for a decision about their claim; notes with concern that asylum seekers who fled persecution in their own countries are among the most vulnerable people in the UK and are being denied the opportunity to work to support themselves and their families, to pay taxes, and to contribute to the economy; is additionally concerned about the situation of those asylum seekers without status who are unable to return home, many of whom spend years in limbo and are reliant on charity hand-outs or forced into illegal work just to survive; is alarmed that this leaves already vulnerable people open to destitution and exploitation; and therefore calls on the Government to allow asylum seekers to work if they have been waiting longer than six months for a full resolution on their asylum claim and to ensure that permission to work remains for people whose claim for asylum is refused, but who are unable to return home immediately through no fault of their own.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

960 

Session

2008-09

Other sponsors

Ian Gibson

Peter Bottomley

Martin Caton

Mark Durkan

Andrew George

Bob Russell

Subjects

Asylum

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk