Asylum: Sponsorship
Commons · Question 26944 · Tabled 3 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Philp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the new community sponsorship scheme will commence before the number of immigrants entering the country illegally has been reduced to zero.
Answer
Answered by Jo White, 8 Sep 2026
As set out in the Restoring Order and Control statement, arrivals under the new named sponsorship route will be capped. The number of arrivals will be carefully managed to align with the UK’s capacity to support refugees, and the Home Office will retain o...