Question follow-through · 95788
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas a) the Department for Culture Media and Sport, b) the Arts Council, c) the National Archives, d) the British Library, e) the British Museum, f) Historic England, g) the Imperial War Mus
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 1 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas a) the Department for Culture Media and Sport, b) the Arts Council, c) the National Archives, d) the British Library, e) the British Museum, f) Historic England, g) the Imperial War Mus
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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9 Dec 2025
Answer published
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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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