UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2918
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill would allow people who have applied for asylum in the UK to get permission to work while waiting for their application to be processed. Currently, most asylum seekers are not allowed to work and receive limited government payments instead.
Presented by Carol Monaghan.
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Official Ballot · The People's Chamber
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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote257 MPs
27% Ayes · 6973% Noes · 188
The democratic gap
73% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading21 Jun 2021
- 2nd reading6 May 2022