Question follow-through · 24923

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain on NHS workforce planning and the retention of internationally educated nu

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Home Office
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
3 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain on NHS workforce planning and the retention of internationally educated nu

  2. 2 Sept 2026

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  3. 3 Sept 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.The consultation sought views on whether there should be transitional arrangements for ...

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