Written Question·Home Office·UIN 110499
Immigration: Hong Kong
Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 11 February 2026
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will expand eligibility for the BN(O) route to include Hongkongers born on or after 1 July 1997; what assessment she has made of the number of people currently excluded for this reason.
Answer
Mike TappThe BN(O) route reflects the UK’s historic and moral commitment to those people of Hong Kong who chose to retain their ties to the UK by taking up BN(O) status at the point of Hong Kong’s handover to China in 1997. To be eligible for the BN(O) route, appl...
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