Written Question·Home Office·UIN 82815
Migrant Workers: Northern Ireland
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 Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period on the recruitment and retention of overseas workers in Northern Ireland’s health and
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.