Written Question·Home Office·UIN 122166

Immigration: English Language

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Chris Philp

ConservativeCroydon South

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has conducted a risk assessment of fully online English language testing for migrants seeking to come to the UK.

Answer

Mike Tapp
The Home Office has carefully considered the risks of a remote delivery model as part of the procurement to replace current Secure English Language Testing arrangements.The key risks centre on maintaining the integrity and security of the immigration syst...

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