Question follow-through · 121955

Visas: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that delays in deciding visa extension and in-country switching applications for existing care workers do not lead to the loss of experienced staff from care ho

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that delays in deciding visa extension and in-country switching applications for existing care workers do not lead to the loss of experienced staff from care ho

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    UK Visas and Immigration is not currently experiencing any delays in the processing of visa extensions or applications for switching in-country. Up to date processing times can be found at: Visa processing times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK, and,...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Death Certificates: Fees and Charges

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential cost of obtaining certified copies of death certificates from the General Register Office; and whether she has plans to review those fees.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Death Certificates: Fees and Charges

10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has considered introducing reduced fees or fee waivers for additional copies of death certificates purchased at the same time.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Police: Pay

22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether pay for police contact centre staff is sufficient to support recruitment and retention in high-cost areas such as Surrey.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Police: Pay

22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that pay for police contact centre staff reflects regional variations in the cost of living, including in Surrey.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Police: Pay

22 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of pay levels on morale among police contact centre staff.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Resettlement: Afghanistan

24 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of stopping the issuing of visas to Afghan nationals on the ability of those people to safe and legal routes for relocation and protection.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Immigration: Afghanistan

29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce additional safe and legal routes for Afghan nationals at risk.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Crossbows

3 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of any future restrictions or ban on crossbows on legitimate sporting activities, including target archery; and what steps she will take to ensure

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Police: Workplace Pensions

22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the reasons for the continued difference in survivor pension entitlements between the Police Pension Scheme 1987 and the 2006 and 2015 Police Pension Schemes in relatio

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Visas: Iran

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available to Iranian nationals and dual nationals visiting the UK and unable to return to Iran.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Visas: Iran

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce (a) temporary visa extensions and (b) other immigration flexibility for Iranian nationals and dual nationals whose permission to stay in the UK is due to expire and who

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Visas: Iran

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her Department has given to the needs of elderly Iranian nationals and dual nationals visiting the UK unable to return to Iran.