Abtisam Mohamed MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Immigration: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of data from the Migration Advisory Committee report entitled The Fiscal of Immigration, December 2025, which found the actu
Answer: The MAC’s December 2025 report concluded that the net fiscal contribution of migrant workers declines after settlement. Their report did not provide the estimated savings from implementing an earned settlement model.The consultation for the earned settlem...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the visa brake on applicants who have been long-term residents in third countries.
Answer: By year ending September 2025, asylum claims along the affected routes by nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan had risen to over 470% of their 2021 level. The visa brake operates on a nationality-based approach on the Student visa route ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse, published on 4 March 2026, what steps she is taking to improve data sharing, in
Answer: The Home Office works closely with sponsors and sector bodies to support compliance with sponsorship duties and the integrity of the immigration system.The Home Office regularly shares information with sponsors, including data to support monitoring of vis...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Chevening Scholarships ProgrammeHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119436 on Overseas Students: Sudan, if she will take steps to review the decision on Chevening scholarship recipients.
Answer: By year ending September 2025, asylum claims along the affected routes by nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan had risen to over 470% of their 2021 level. The visa brake operates on a nationality-based approach on the Student visa route ...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Education on the impact of earned settlement proposals on the Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer: Proposals for introducing an earned settlement model, as set out in the Command Paper “A Fairer Pathway to Settlement” (CP1448), were subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026.We are currently consid...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Public FinanceHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of earned settlement proposals on overall tax contributions; and whether this has been factored into the fiscal modelling for the proposals.
Answer: Proposals for introducing an earned settlement model, as set out in the Command Paper “A Fairer Pathway to Settlement” (CP1448), were subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026.We are currently consid...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Public FinanceHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the £10 billion figure cited in her speech of 5 March 2026 on the Earned Settlement proposals represents direct savings to public finances, or a long-term estimate of the fiscal cost of a spec
Answer: Proposals for introducing an earned settlement model, as set out in the Command Paper “A Fairer Pathway to Settlement” (CP1448), were subject to a public consultation, which opened on 20 November 2025 and closed on 12 February 2026.We are currently consid...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Children and Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to retain existing private life rules for children and young people, which were recently reformed to reflect the ties to the UK of children and young people who are
Answer: This government is fully committed to the European Convention on Human Rights and our obligations under the UN Convention on the rights of the child. However, the government recognises the family and private life rules are not working as intended.As we wo...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure children’s best interests will be treated as a primary consideration when considering forthcoming legislation on Article 8, in line with the UK’s obligati
Answer: This government is fully committed to the European Convention on Human Rights and our obligations under the UN Convention on the rights of the child. However, the government recognises the family and private life rules are not working as intended.As we wo...
Answered 18 May 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing and Social Services: ImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her department has had with local authorities regarding potential service pressures in children's services and housing as a result of the earned settlement proposals.
Answer: From 8 April 2026, the English language requirement for settlement will be raised from level B1 to level B2 under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for most routes that currently require B1. This increase will take effect on ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential impact on local authorities of families remaining on temporary immigration status for up to 10 or 15 years.
Answer: From 8 April 2026, the English language requirement for settlement will be raised from level B1 to level B2 under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for most routes that currently require B1. This increase will take effect on ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Skilled WorkersHome OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential economic impact of introducing longer qualifying periods for settlement, including the proposed 15-year period, for roles below RQF Level 6.
Answer: From 8 April 2026, the English language requirement for settlement will be raised from level B1 to level B2 under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for most routes that currently require B1. This increase will take effect on ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 13 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of earned settlement proposals requiring applicants to meet B2 English proficiency on lower income groups.
Answer: From 8 April 2026, the English language requirement for settlement will be raised from level B1 to level B2 under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for most routes that currently require B1. This increase will take effect on ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has undertaken a Child Rights impact assessment of proposals to change indefinite leave to remain.
Answer: The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact of the proposed c...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of earned settlement proposals on child poverty, young people’s opportunities and access to citizenship for long-resident children.
Answer: The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact of the proposed c...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on the number of children waiting for settlement of the findings of the IPPR report entitled Far from Settled: The governmen
Answer: The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact of the proposed c...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of individuals on five-year routes who may be impacted if new immigration rules are implemented from April 2026.
Answer: The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact of the proposed c...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UKVI system on the standard settlement qualifying period .
Answer: The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact of the proposed c...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Order OffencesHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will publish operational guidance for the recently amended Section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023.
Answer: In February the Government made the Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2026 to amend the definition of key national infrastructure in the Public Order Act 2023, to include life sciences in...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRefugees: Overseas StudentsHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to implement a permanent framework for refugee students to study in the UK.
Answer: The Immigration White Paper published on 12 May announced a review of the UK’s existing refugee resettlement and sponsorship schemes. This will ensure that there is a framework which allows businesses, universities and communities to sponsor refugees to l...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Trafficking and SlaveryHome OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing independent modern slavery advocates for survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking.
Answer: The Government recognises the role of Independent Modern Slavery Advocates (IMSAs) in empowering victims of exploitation. IMSAs can play an important role in helping victims understand their rights and navigate complex systems.Under the Home Office funded...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
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