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Asylum: English Language

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 30 October 2025UIN 79796

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of visa holders who were granted a visa who did not have basic proficiency in English on entry in each of the last five years.

Answered by Mike Tapp

No such estimate has been made of the number of visa holders who did not have basic proficiency in English on entry.

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