Question follow-through · 109318

Immigration: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether pensions income that is not eligible for taxation in the UK due to the UK and Hong Kong Tax Treaty will count towards the proposed £12,570 personal income threshold for British National (Overs

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
9 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether pensions income that is not eligible for taxation in the UK due to the UK and Hong Kong Tax Treaty will count towards the proposed £12,570 personal income threshold for British National (Overs

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The earned settlement model, proposed in ’A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026.The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK. BN(O...

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Later records

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