§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many emergency orders for interim payments of benefits to destitute asylum seekers have been made by the courts since the entry into force of the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act 2002; and whether, following the observations made by Sir Stephen Sedley in his Legal Group annual lecture, they will seek to amend the 2002 Act so that it conforms with the European Convention on Human Rights. [HL5415]
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§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe published figures relating to the operation of the Nationality, Immigration & Asylum Act 2002 are given in the Asylum Statistics.
Section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration & Asylum Act 2002 is not incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, so no amendment is necessary. The convention does not require state support to be given automatically to all asylum seekers who have failed to make their asylum claims when required to do so.