Oral Question·Home Office
“Whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of exempting British National (Overseas) visa holders from the proposed extension of the settlement qualifying period on levels of net migration.”
Tabled: 11 November 2025Answered: 17 November 2025
Asked by
Yuan Yang
Labour — Earley and Woodley
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mike Tapp)
The Government remain steadfast in their support for Hongkongers in the UK, and remain fully committed to the British national overseas route. We will consult on the earned settlement scheme shortly, and everyone will be welcome to participate.