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Immigration

Asked by Lewis CockingConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 67546

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review (a) citizenship and (b) settlement criteria to place greater emphasis on (i) cultural integration and (ii) long-term contribution to the UK.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

We set out our plans to reform the settlement and citizenship rules in the white paper “Restoring Control over the Immigration System”. We will be consulting on the settlement and citizenship schemes later this year, and further details will be provided at that time.

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