Undocumented Migrants
Commons · Question 82117 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing a hostile environment policy for people without a legal immigration status in relation to access to public services.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 27 Oct 2025
In-country controls, introduced over many decades, regulate a migrant's access to public services and deny access to those in the UK with no lawful status. These policies and checks form part of the UK's domestic compliance and enforcement arrangements, a...