English Language: Assessments
Commons · Question 104261 · Tabled 8 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the move to remote and digital by default English language testing for UK visas on the public purse.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 16 Jan 2026
Today’s Secure English Language Testing concessions collect all applicants’ fees with no return to the department to cover the costs of managing and overseeing delivery. There will be a net positive benefit to the public purse for this new HO ELT service.