Question follow-through · 66367
Immigration and Visas: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department maintains an internal country risk list for (a) immigration and (b) visa purposes.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department maintains an internal country risk list for (a) immigration and (b) visa purposes.
11 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2025
Answer published
The UK operates a robust and effective visa system, which is an important part of securing the UK border and a vital tool for the UK in reducing illegal immigration, tackling organised crime and protecting national security. A requirement to obtain a visa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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