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Migrant Workers: Northern Ireland

Asked by Sorcha EastwoodAllianceHome OfficeTabled Answered 21 October 2025UIN 82815

The question

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

Answered by Mike Tapp

We will be consulting on the new settlement rules later this year. Details of how this initiative will work will be provided around that consultation.

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