Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral Statement one 20 of November 2025, what thresholds is she considering to evaluate integration metrics such as volunteering and proficiency in English.

Under the new earned settlement model, generally, those seeking to settle must evidence that they are proficient in English at B2 level under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

We are consulting on how a higher, C1 standard of English might be rewarded with a reduction to the qualification period for settlement.

Similarly, we are consulting as to how volunteering and other contributions might be recognised and rewarded under the new earned settlement model.