Asylum Seekers And Work

EDM number 1695 in 2002-03, proposed by David Amess on 16/09/2003.

That this House regrets the decision in 2002 by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to prevent asylum seekers from working while their applications for residency are under consideration; urges the Home Secretary to reconsider that decision; recognises that issuing temporary work permits would reduce the temptation to work illegally; and believes that allowing asylum seekers to contribute to the British economy would reduce tensions within the local communities where they are located.

This motion has been signed by a total of 62 MPs.