Question follow-through · 16690

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 29 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
7 Jul 2026
Target answer date
9 Jul 2026
Answer
14 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 29 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

  2. 9 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office routinely publishes extensive data on the immigration system through the quarterly Immigration System Statistics and the Monthly entry clearance visa applications statistical publications. These are Official Statistics produced by governme...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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