Question follow-through · 52276

Visas: British National (Overseas)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, on the status of British National

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Home Office
Tabled
14 May 2025
Target answer date
21 May 2025
Answer
21 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, published on 12 May 2025, on the status of British National

  2. 21 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 May 2025

    Answer published

    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. The reforms set out in the White Paper will be delivered across this Parliament. Some measures will require pr...

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