Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain to ten years on the finances of families with children; and what steps she is taking to ensure that this change does not affect (a) integration and (b) long-term stability for families with children.

Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Fees for immigration and nationality applications are kept under review.

Relevant impact assessments will be carried out in relation to the earned settlement proposals, which were set out in the Immigration White Paper.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the additional (a) visa fees and (b) immigration health surcharge costs that (i) applicants and (ii) their families will be required to pay following the extension of the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain from five years to ten years.

Answered by Mike Tapp - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Fees for immigration and nationality applications are kept under review.

Relevant impact assessments will be carried out in relation to the earned settlement proposals, which were set out in the Immigration White Paper.

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