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Immigration: Health Services

Asked by Jayne KirkhamLabour (Co-op)Home OfficeTabled Answered 19 June 2025UIN 60359

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed increase to the standard qualifying period for settlement on trends in the level of NHS staffing levels.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

A technical annex has been published alongside the White Paper. It can be found at the following link: Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper - GOV.UK

We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at that time. An impact assessment will be developed alongside any finalised policy.

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