UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2638
Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill would allow asylum seekers (people who have applied for protection in the UK but are still waiting for a decision) to get permission to work while their application is being processed. Currently, most asylum seekers are not allowed to work and must survive on very limited government support.
Presented by Carol Monaghan.
HybridLords1st reading
Official Ballot · opengovt
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The people's count201 votes
54% Aye · 10846% No · 93
MPs' vote257 MPs
27% Ayes · 6973% Noes · 188
The democratic gap
27% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading5 Feb 2020
- 2nd reading