Question follow-through · 121874

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the 18 month review of visa brakes will be conducted.

answeredHome Office

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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, how the 18 month review of visa brakes will be conducted.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The visa brake is not intended to be permanent and will be kept under regular review by the Home Office in close consultation with other government departments. The brake will only be released once the government considers it appropriate to do so. The dec...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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