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Samantha Niblett MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

  • Visas: Married PeopleHome OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17534More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether that spousal visa fee reflects the administrative cost of processing such applications in full; and what proportion of the fee represents (a) visa processing costs, (b) the Immigration Health

    Answer: Published unit costs for processing visa applications can be viewed on Gov.UK through the following link: Visa fees transparency data - GOV.UK. The estimated unit cost of a spousal visa is currently £426, the fee for a spouse visa application is £1407.Fee...

    Answered 15 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Visas: Fees and ChargesHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16708More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of fees charged for spousal visa applications; and if she will provide a breakdown of the £3,994.50 fee.

    Answer: Fees for immigration and nationality applications are kept under review. Where changes to fee legislation are made, Impact Assessments are produced which identify potential impacts resulting from the changes. The most recent Impact Assessment which includ...

    Answered 13 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Education: 8Department for Education8Department for Transport: 2Department for Transport2Department for Work and Pensions: 1Department for Work and Pensions1Department of Health and Social Care: 20Department of Health and Social…20Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 7Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…7Home Office: 2Home Office2Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 2Ministry of Housing, Communitie…2Ministry of Justice: 1Ministry of Justice1Treasury: 1Treasury1Women and Equalities: 1Women and Equalities1
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
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Department for Education8
Department for Transport2
Department for Work and Pensions1
Department of Health and Social Care20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office7
Home Office2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2
Ministry of Justice1
Treasury1
Women and Equalities1

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