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UK Parliament · Commons Division 131 · 14 December 2022

Asylum Seekers (Removal to safe countries) - Leave to bring in bill

Vote on Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill

69 Aye / 187 No · lost by 118 · 256 MPs recorded

What this vote was about

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.

How MPs voted

Voted AYE (69)

Democratic Unionist Party(1)

Voted NO (187)

Labour(102)
Democratic Unionist Party(1)
Your Party(1)