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British National (Overseas): Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to support people from Hong Kong with British National (Overseas) visas access pensions managed in Hong Kong.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 29 Jul 2024
Target answer date: 2 Sept 2024
Answer: 2 Sept 2024 · 35 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

29 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to support people from Hong Kong with British National (Overseas) visas access pensions managed in Hong Kong.
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Sept 2024
Answer published
This Government is deeply committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have relocated to the UK.We are aware that individuals who have chosen to take up the British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa route are having difficulties in drawin...

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