Written Question·Home Office·UIN 102634

Immigration: Voluntary Organisations

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to consult voluntary sector organisations on the costs of immigration policy.

Answer

Mike Tapp
The earned settlement model, proposed in a Fairer Pathway to Settlement, announced that the standard qualifying period for settlement will rise from 5 to 10 years. However, we have proposed that contributions to life and work in the UK should reduce a per...
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