Written questions

Immigration: Skilled Workers

Commons · Question 109319 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 6 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Skilled Worker route for Indefinite Leave to Remain on people already legally resident in the UK; and whe

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 6 Feb 2026

The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. The Immigration White Paper included a commitment to consult on these changes. The changes involve si...