Written Question·Home Office·UIN 87269

Refugees: Families

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal DemocratWestmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) gathering documentation and (b) submitting biometrics on people submitting refugee family reunion applications; and whether she p

Answer

Mike Tapp
The family reunion route is temporarily suspended for a short period until Spring 2026. The Home Office is reviewing the route, with the intention to set out and implement those changes from then.