Question follow-through · 104256
Visas: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of other countries that are using methods similar to the proposed remote and digital by default testing for English language requirements for UK vis
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of other countries that are using methods similar to the proposed remote and digital by default testing for English language requirements for UK vis
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jan 2026
Answer published
Home Office English Language Testing, post procurement and implementation in late 2027/ early 2028 will be one of the first primarily remote language testing services for government, with significant benefits to customers, strengthened identity management...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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