Question follow-through · 120660
Immigration: English Language
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.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 13 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 19 Mar 2026 · 6 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
13 Mar 2026
Question tabled
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.
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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19 Mar 2026
Answer published
From 8 April 2026, the English language requirement for settlement will be raised from level B1 to level B2 under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for most routes that currently require B1. This increase will take effect on ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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