Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government made prior to the introduction of the hostile environment immigration policy of its potential effect on the (a) entitlement to social security support and (b) general wellbeing of Commonwealth migrants who have been long-term residents of the UK.
The Department has regular discussions with the Home Office in the context of ensuring that the benefit system is fair to British citizens, those who settle here and those who migrate to the UK.