Social Cohesion Action Plan

Lord Foster of Bath Excerpts

Monday 16th March 2026 Lords Chamber

[Lord Harper (Con)]

My Lords, may I take the Minister back to—

[Lord Foster of Bath (LD)]

My Lords—

[Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Lab)]

We have not heard from the Lib Dems yet.

[Lord Foster of Bath (LD)]

My Lords, there is much to welcome in the plan, including the agreement to produce an integration plan. It would obviously be very helpful if the Minister could tell us when that is expected to be produced. But it also includes a commitment to refresh the Life in the UK Test. Only last week, in the other place, the Minister for Immigration was unable to answer one of the test questions, namely, “What is the height of the London Eye?” More importantly, he was unable to justify the inclusion of that question in the test. Further, we discovered that there are questions such as, “What is the largest denomination in the United Kingdom?”, to which, apparently, the “correct” answer is £50, whereas, in truth, in Scotland, it is £100. So, the answer that is given is incorrect. We understand that that will last until 2027. Are we really going to have to wait all that time until the Government take action on a test that has received ridicule around the world?