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Immigration: Community Relations

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 26 March 2026UIN 122987

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of immigration since July 2024 on social cohesion in the UK.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The Home Office will increase existing English language requirements for economic migrants and introduce new English language requirements for dependants of those coming under economic routes.

These measures support the integration of those coming here to work here (and their families) into UK communities, as well; as ensuring that those coming to work here are less vulnerable to abuse and exploitation in the workplace.

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