Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill 2023-24
make provision for granting permission to work to asylum seekers who have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill was a Presentation Bill tabled by Chris Stephens.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2023-24 Session.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Chris Stephens), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill
Last Event: Monday 11th December 2023 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament