Question follow-through · 110373

Visas: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made on responding to the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations on the minimum income requirement for the UK’s spouse and partner visa routes.

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Home Office
Tabled
3 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
9 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made on responding to the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendations on the minimum income requirement for the UK’s spouse and partner visa routes.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The MAC’s recommendations are being considered in detail alongside the work being carried out as a result of the Immigration White Paper (Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper - GOV.UK) which made clear that family migration would be ...

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