Question follow-through · 118713
Oppression: Iran
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce an expedited visa and scholarship scheme for at-risk Iranian activists, journalists and human-rights defenders seeking sanctuary and study in the UK.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 9 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 16 Mar 2026 · 7 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 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce an expedited visa and scholarship scheme for at-risk Iranian activists, journalists and human-rights defenders seeking sanctuary and study in the UK.
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Home Office is monitoring the situation in Iran and the impacts it will have.The UK has not introduced a bespoke visa route in response to the conflict. Existing visa routes remain available and Iranian nationals who wish to come to the UK can apply t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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