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Written question asked by Lord Leong (Labour) on Friday, 21 April 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 May 2023. It was answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 May 2023 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.


British National (Overseas): Visas

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding they have allocated for supporting access to English language provision for British National (Overseas) visa holders in (1) 2021/22, and (2) so far in 2022/23; and how much of this was accessed by BNO visa holders in each of those years.

Answer

In 2021/22, 941 Hong Kong BN(O)s were supported to access English language provision at a total cost of £811,000. In 2022/23, 4694 Hong Kong BN(O)s were supported at a cost of £3 million.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7373
Session
2022-23
Subjects
English language Visas British national (overseas)
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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