Question follow-through · 98554
Immigration: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her statement, entitled A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, of 20 November, if she will explain the impact of the changes on pathways to settlement on the children of British National (O
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 9 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 17 Dec 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 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her statement, entitled A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, of 20 November, if she will explain the impact of the changes on pathways to settlement on the children of British National (O
11 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK.BN(O) visa holders will attract a 5-year reduction in the qualifying period for settlement, meaning they will continue to be able to settle in the UK after 5 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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