Written Question·Home Office·UIN 82816
Health Services and Social Services: Skilled Workers
Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Sorcha Eastwood
Alliance — Lagan 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 TappWe will be consulting on the new settlement rules later this year. Details of how this initiative will work will be provided around that consultation.