Formal Minutes
TUESDAY 8
OCTOBER 2013
Members present:
Keith Vaz, in the Chair
| Dr Julian Huppert
Steve McCabe
Steve McCabe
Mark Reckless
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Draft Report (Asylum), proposed by the Chair, brought up
and read.
Ordered, That the draft
Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 79 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 80 read, as follows
We were alarmed to discover that, in surveys of those
in receipt of section 95 support, 50% had experienced hunger as
a result of the low levels of support. We recommend that the link
between income support and asylum support be reinstated so that
asylum support will be uprated in line with other out-of-work
benefits. We also recommend that asylum seekers who have been
waiting over 12 months for a decision be allowed unrestricted
access to the labour market, removing their dependency on the
taxpayer. We further recommend that the Government ensure that
adequate time be made available in the House of Lords for the
consideration of the Immigration Act 1971 (Amendment) Bill.
Amendment proposed, in line 4, leave out '12' and
insert 'six'—(Dr Julian Huppert.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 1 Noes, 3
Dr Julian Huppert Steve McCabe
Mr Mark Reckless
Chris Ruane
Amendment accordingly negatived.
Question put, That the paragraph stand part of the
Report.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 1 Noes, 3
Dr Julian Huppert Steve McCabe
Mr Mark Reckless
Chris Ruane
Question accordingly negatived.
Paragraphs 81 (now paragraph 80) to 99 (now paragraph
98) agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report,
as amended, be the Seventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair
make the Report to the House.
Ordered,
That embargoed copies of the Report be made available, in accordance
with the provisions of Standing Order No. 134.
Written evidence was ordered to be reported to the
House for printing with the Report (in addition to that ordered
to be reported for publishing on 18 April, 14 May, 25 June, 9
July, and 3 September 2013).
[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 October at 2.30 pm
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