Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date she plans to publish the Government’s response to the (a) consultation entitled A Fairer Pathway to Settlement and (b) Home Affairs Committee’s report on earned settlement, published on 13 March 2026.

Today the Home Secretary set out the response to the consultation on earned settlement. These reforms will create a model where settlement is earned by those wishing to make the UK their permanent home, supporting integration and ensuring sustained contribution to this country.

I am grateful to both the Home Affairs Select Committee and the Justice and Home Affairs Committee for their reports on earned settlement, which were carefully considered alongside the more than 200,000 responses received to the public consultation as the Government developed its policy. The Government's formal response to both the Committees' reports will be provided shortly.