DebateGeneral CommitteeWednesday, 22 April 202614:30

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Parliamentary debate

Parliament will scrutinise two draft amendment regulations affecting asylum seekers in the UK. The first amends rules on reception conditions for asylum seekers, while the second covers accommodation provision for those whose asylum claims have been rejected. These delegated legislation items allow the government to modify asylum support arrangements without full primary legislation.

This directly affects tens of thousands of asylum seekers and failed asylum applicants currently in the UK system. Changes to reception conditions or accommodation rules impact where vulnerable people live, what support they receive, and their access to basic services. The regulations reflect the government's approach to managing asylum costs and housing pressure during a period of heightened public debate on immigration policy.

Immigration Housing & Planning Social Care

MPs most likely to speak

Matthew PennycookLabour Party

Greenwich and Woolwich

Minister of State — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on immigration, housing, social-care (147 times, 40pts); Known positions: housing: supportive, housing: neutral, housing: opposed (30pts)Voting record

David SimmondsConservative and Unionist Party

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Shadow Levelling Up — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on immigration, housing, social-care (100 times, 40pts); Known positions: housing: opposed, housing: questioning, housing: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Alex NorrisLabour and Co-operative Party

Nottingham North and Kimberley

Minister of State — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on immigration, housing, social-care (58 times, 40pts); Known positions: housing: supportive, immigration: supportive, housing: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Jess PhillipsLabour Party

Birmingham Yardley

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on immigration, housing, social-care (62 times, 40pts); Known positions: social-care: supportive, housing: supportive (20pts)Voting record

Miatta FahnbullehLabour and Co-operative Party

Peckham

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on housing, social-care (36 times, 40pts); Known positions: housing: supportive, housing: neutral (20pts)Voting record

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

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