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Written Question
Armed Forces: Immigration
Friday 16th October 2020

Asked by: Jane Stevenson (Conservative - Wolverhampton North East)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on visa charges for Commonwealth UK armed forces personnel applying for indefinite leave to remain.

Answered by Johnny Mercer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)

The Government highly values the service of all members of the Armed Forces, including Commonwealth nationals and Gurkhas from Nepal. We recognise that settlement fees place a financial burden on Service personnel and their families wishing to settle in the UK after service. The Defence Secretary and the Home Secretary met in July to discuss this. We are continuing to work closely with the Home Office on this issue and the Ministry of Defence will be launching a public consultation in due course to consider how we can offer greater flexibility for these?individuals and their families in future.