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Written question asked by Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 19 May 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 May 2022. A holding answer was provided on Friday, 27 May 2022. A substantive answer was provided by Kevin Foster (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 June 2022 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Employment

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2022 to Question 847, on Asylum: Employment, how many asylum seekers have (a) applied for and (b) been accepted for permission to work or volunteer in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022; and what steps her Department is taking to promote vacancies on the shortage occupations list to asylum seekers.

Answer

The Home Office are unable to report how many asylum seekers have applied for and been accepted for permission to work in 2020, 2021 and 2022 as this information is not held in a reportable format or forms part of published data.

The Home Office do not track how many asylum seekers have applied to volunteer as they are able give their time for free to charitable or public sector organisations without any contractual obligation or entitlement. They are not employees or workers as defined by various statutory provisions. Further information can be found at: Permission to work and volunteering for asylum seekers (accessible version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Information on the shortage occupation list (SOL) is readily available in the public domain as part of the immigration rules: Immigration Rules - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5430
Session
2022-23
Related items
Asylum: Employment
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Asylum Employment Recruitment Voluntary work
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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