Asylum Seekers: Right to Work

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 11:00 am on 11 January 2017.

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Photo of Simon Danczuk Simon Danczuk Labour, Rochdale 11:00, 11 January 2017

The hon. Lady is making a good and important speech. There are far too many asylum seekers in Rochdale—more than 1,000—which is unfair in terms of how they are shared out across the country, but I completely agree with the point that she makes about work. Does she agree that if more were allowed to work, it would help with community cohesion in places such as Rochdale?