Written question WQ98757
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 13 days
Question
Why does the Welsh Government fund third sector organisations to provide legal advice to asylum seekers?
Answer
Answered by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality (Sioned Williams)
Asylum and immigration law, including the regulation of and access to immigration legal advice, are reserved to the UK Government.
Due to the shortage of immigration legal advisors and legal aid providers in Wales, the Welsh Government provides funding to develop and improve the resilience of the legal sector in Wales.