Written Question·Home Office·UIN 104259

English Language: Assessments

Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 16 January 2026

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to hold a trial of the proposed remote and digital-by-default method of English language testing for visas.

Answer

Mike Tapp
As part of the procurement, we have undertaken significant Market Engagement that has already assessed the deliverability of the service and there will be robust processes for evaluation of bids and subsequent mobilisation that will assure that the servic...

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