Question follow-through · 120422
Immigration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of individuals on five-year routes who may be impacted if new immigration rules are implemented from April 2026.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Immigration and borders
- Immigration: English Language · 13 Mar 2026
- Temporary Accommodation · 13 Mar 2026
- Social Rented Housing and Social Services: Immigration · 13 Mar 2026
- Immigration: Children · 13 May 2026
- Immigration: Children and Young People · 13 May 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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
12 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of individuals on five-year routes who may be impacted if new immigration rules are implemented from April 2026.
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Mar 2026
Answer published
The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact of the proposed c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Immigration: English Language
13 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of earned settlement proposals requiring applicants to meet B2 English proficiency on lower income groups.
Visas: Skilled Workers
13 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential economic impact of introducing longer qualifying periods for settlement, including the proposed 15-year period, for roles below RQF Level 6.
Temporary Accommodation
13 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential impact on local authorities of families remaining on temporary immigration status for up to 10 or 15 years.
Social Rented Housing and Social Services: Immigration
13 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her department has had with local authorities regarding potential service pressures in children's services and housing as a result of the earned settlement proposals.
Immigration: Children
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure children’s best interests will be treated as a primary consideration when considering forthcoming legislation on Article 8, in line with the UK’s obligati
Immigration: Children and Young People
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to retain existing private life rules for children and young people, which were recently reformed to reflect the ties to the UK of children and young people who are
Immigration: Public Finance
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the £10 billion figure cited in her speech of 5 March 2026 on the Earned Settlement proposals represents direct savings to public finances, or a long-term estimate of the fiscal cost of a spec
Immigration: Public Finance
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of earned settlement proposals on overall tax contributions; and whether this has been factored into the fiscal modelling for the proposals.
Immigration: Children
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Education on the impact of earned settlement proposals on the Child Poverty Strategy.
Visas: Chevening Scholarships Programme
14 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 119436 on Overseas Students: Sudan, if she will take steps to review the decision on Chevening scholarship recipients.
Visas
14 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled Visa brake imposed on 4 countries after widespread visa abuse, published on 4 March 2026, what steps she is taking to improve data sharing, in
Visas
14 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the visa brake on applicants who have been long-term residents in third countries.