Written Question·Home Office·UIN 82816

Health Services and Social Services: Skilled Workers

Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Sorcha Eastwood

AllianceLagan Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain under the Skilled Worker visa route on the health and social care workforce.

Answer

Mike Tapp
We will be consulting on the new settlement rules later this year. Details of how this initiative will work will be provided around that consultation.