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Immigration Controls

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 3 February 2026UIN 108177

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many exempt vignettes have been granted in the past five years to family members of consular officers who do not fall within the categories of spouses or civil partners or dependent children under

Answered by Mike Tapp

The information requested is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

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