Written question asked by Yuan Yang (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 June 2025. It was answered by Seema Malhotra (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.
Visas: British National (Overseas)
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of exempting British National (Overseas) visa holders from the proposed extension of the settlement qualifying period from five to ten years on levels of net migration.
- Answer
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The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK and those who may come here in future.
Further details of all measures announced in the Immigration White Paper will be set out in the normal way in due course, and where necessary, will be subject to consultation.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 57147
- Session
- 2024-26
- Related items
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Restoring Control over the Immigration System
Monday, 12 May 2025
Command papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Immigration Exemptions Visas British national (overseas)
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- 2026-03-02 10:28:07 +0000
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