Immigration: Hong Kong
Commons · Question 105939 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Coghlan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the government will ensure that any changes to BN(O) and wider settlement rules are matched by a plan to boost domestic skills and fill vacancies in the NHS and wider economy.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 21 Jan 2026
The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, will raise the standard qualifying period for settlement from five years to ten years.The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the ...