Mentions:
1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) My Lords, at the end of December 2023, there were 95,252 cases in the asylum system, 28% fewer than at - Speech Link
2: Baroness Eaton (Con - Life peer) seekers, is essential for maintaining the integrity and efficiency of the asylum system? - Speech Link
3: Baroness Butler-Sloss (XB - Life peer) My Lords, how many of those already denied asylum are still in the country? - Speech Link
4: Lord Lilley (Con - Life peer) making asylum applications on first application? - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Diana Johnson (Lab - Kingston upon Hull North) I turn first to the Home Office’s spending on the asylum system. - Speech Link
2: Tim Loughton (Con - East Worthing and Shoreham) seekers withdrew their asylum applications. - Speech Link
3: Stephen Kinnock (Lab - Aberavon) 12 months, taking the total spend on emergency asylum hotels and asylum seeker support up to a quite - Speech Link
4: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) seekers and those granted asylum to work upon arrival. - Speech Link
Allow asylum seekers to work in the shortage occupation jobs without any wait
- 26 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 33 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
I request that the UK government allows asylum seekers to engage in shortage occupation jobs without any wait. This modification could help enable asylum seekers to contribute to the workforce and integrate more swiftly into society.
Found: Currently the Home Office may only grant permission to work to asylum seekers whose claim has been outstanding
Mentions:
1: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) on the taxpayer.While allowing the Home Office to fulfil its statutory obligations towards destitute asylum - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) This will be offered to failed asylum seekers, those without leave to remain and those who have put in - Speech Link
2: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) I agree in certain circumstances, but we are talking about failed asylum seekers. - Speech Link
3: Lord Hannay of Chiswick (XB - Life peer) seekers”, when we have actually refused to consider their asylum requests? - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con - Life peer) Government what steps they are taking to review the criteria for the granting by Home Office officials of asylum - Speech Link
2: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con - Life peer) My Lords, the public are rightly concerned at recent cases which seem to indicate that our asylum system - Speech Link
3: Lord Stewart of Dirleton (Con - Life peer) What I can I say is that all who claim asylum undergo a series of security checks against immigration - Speech Link
Change of faith since arriving in UK not to be considered on asylum claims
- 963 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 1,487 - 4 added in the past 24hrs)
As a multi faith country, we think it should not be a consideration when an asylum seeker alters their religious status.
Found: By asylum seekers converting faiths, e.g to Christianity, this could render them or their families vulnerable
Mentions:
1: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) Accurate and timely decision making should be a hallmark of an effective asylum system. - Speech Link
2: Michael Tomlinson (Con - Mid Dorset and North Poole) to clearing the legacy asylum backlog. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) send vulnerable asylum seekers to Rwanda? - Speech Link
2: Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (XB - Life peer) in Rwanda and whether or not asylum in Rwanda has been granted. - Speech Link
3: Lord Balfe (Con - Life peer) Can we have an asylum centre in Cambridge?” It is just not there. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Lawlor (Con - Life peer) They are generous to asylum seekers—as is Britain, and its people. - Speech Link
5: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) People from many different nationalities apply for asylum in the UK. - Speech Link
Give our homeless Veterans the same accommodation provision as asylum seekers
- 517 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 632 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We would like the Government to consider an allocation of hotel accommodation to homeless veterans akin to that given to asylum seekers who come to England and await processing.
Found: With a daily expenditure of £10 million on asylum seeker accommodation, it proposes a priority system