Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to reduce the backlog for Ankara Agreement (ECAA settlement) extension applications.

A higher than forecast intake on the ECAA route over the period from approximately April 2025 to March 2026 led to delays in the processing of applications. To address this additional resource has been assigned to this route and the Home Office expect to see increasing output and a reduction in the average wait time throughout the second half of 2026 as that takes effect.