Written questions

Immigration: Domestic Abuse

Commons · Question 95873 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the potential impact of the proposals in the consultation on Earned Settlement on victims of domestic violence before its publication; and what steps she will take to ensur

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 9 Dec 2025

We are committed to reducing Violence against Women and Girls.The Immigration White Paper, published in May 2025, committed to retain safeguards to protect the vulnerable, including settlement rights for victims of domestic violence and abuse.The current ...