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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 April 2026

Debate

Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Contribution

How will changing the provision of support from a duty to a discretionary power impact the methodology of setting rates for asylum support—which are nothing like as large as some people would have it? Support can be removed if there are reasonable grounds to suspect, rather than believe, that a person is working illegally, but “suspect” is not that high a threshold.

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