Oral Question·Home Office
“What assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain.”
Tabled: 13 February 2025Answered: 24 February 2025
Asked by
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Seema Malhotra)
Settlement in the UK is a privilege, not an automatic entitlement. There is already a range of periods of time that people are required to spend in the UK before they qualify for settlement. The number of people granted settlement each year will reflect the number of migrants coming to the UK in earlier years. This Government are determined to bring control to the immigration system and to bring net migration down, and we keep all our policies under review.