Written questions

Immigration: Clergy

Commons · Question 6481 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Marsha De Cordova

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether transitional protections will apply to clergy already serving in the UK on the date any changes arising from the Earned Settlement proposals come into force.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 8 Jun 2026

The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026.As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact of the proposed c...