Asylum: Gender Based Violence — Written Question

Question

Kirsty Blackman

Scottish National Party — Aberdeen North

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a ban on employment for women seeking asylum on levels of vulnerability of those women to gender-based (a) violence and (b) exploitation; and wh

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

While the wellbeing of those in the asylum system is important, it is also vital to continue cracking down on illegal working, and protect those employers and employees who will play by the rules from being undercut.However, the Government provides specif...

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