Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026 Debate
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Will Forster
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Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026
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Mr Will Forster (Woking) (LD)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this afternoon, Mrs Hobhouse. The Liberal Democrats and I are broadly supportive of this statutory instrument. The plans to put the fees up are broadly in line with inflation and the cost of providing the service, so we have no major concerns about the principal part of the order. However, I am concerned about the entry requirements and fees charged to dual British nationals. Will the Minister look into this matter urgently, and agree to consider a grace or transition period for British nationals stuck abroad, and to hold a meeting with MPs to listen to our concerns and take things forward?