Question follow-through · 59726

Migrants: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enforce and (b) monitor the application of legislation on the rights of migrants to (i) rent and (ii) otherwise reside in Northern Ireland.

answeredGavin RobinsonHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
13 Jun 2025
Target answer date
18 Jun 2025
Answer
24 Jun 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enforce and (b) monitor the application of legislation on the rights of migrants to (i) rent and (ii) otherwise reside in Northern Ireland.

  2. 18 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The Right to Rent Scheme (the Scheme) requires landlords and letting agents to check that prospective adult tenants have the relevant permission to access the private rental sector. The Scheme is in force in England only and has not been rolled out to the...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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