Asylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]

Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill Excerpts

1st reading
Friday 6th September 2024 Lords Chamber

A Bill to introduce a minimum period of 56 days after an asylum claim is determined before an asylum claim is considered to be determined for the purposes of ending asylum support; to make provision about the serving of documentation relevant to the ending of asylum support following an asylum determination; and connected purposes.

[Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill (Lab)]

My Lords, in introducing this Bill on behalf of my noble friend Lady Lister of Burtersett, I declare my noble friend’s interest that ad hoc research and advisory support is provided by the Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy project.

The Bill was introduced by Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill (on behalf of Baroness Lister of Burtersett), read a first time and ordered to be printed.