Clause 38 - Conditions of support
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill
12:00 pm
Ms Angela Eagle (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Wallasey, Labour)
We had a run around this course earlier in our proceedings, and I gave two examples, one of which involved the breaking of a cup, which I discussed with the hon. Member for Southwark, North and Bermondsey. Clearly, that incident would not find its way on to the desk of a decision maker and affect the credibility of a claim. However, if someone fleeing persecution were found to be working illegally while the claim was under consideration, and it emerged that the contract for that work had been organised before the individual entered the country, that might well have a significant effect on the credibility of the claim. Clearly, credibility is more likely to be affected if breaches are more serious. I would not expect technical breaches, such as illness, to have any effect.
With those clarifications, I hope that the hon. Gentleman will understand the provisions that we want to introduce on the reporting of conditions in clause 38.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 38 ordered to stand part of the Bill.