Written Question·Home Office·UIN 100645

Doctors: Migrant Workers

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the dependents of doctors eligible for the earned settlement scheme will be able to qualify for faster settlement routes.

Answer

Mike Tapp
The earned settlement model, proposed in A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. A Fairer Pathway to Settlement proposes a reduction in qualifying period for settlement for those in pu...

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