Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether foreign nationals on UK work visas will (a) be eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain after five years and (b) have (i) provisions and (ii) routes for fast-tracking permanent residency for skilled workers in key sectors; and whether undertaking postgraduate studies alongside employment will impact eligibility for settlement.

We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and further details on the proposed scheme will be provided at that time.