Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the dependents of doctors eligible for the earned settlement scheme will be able to qualify for faster settlement routes.

The earned settlement model, proposed in A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026.

A Fairer Pathway to Settlement proposes a reduction in qualifying period for settlement for those in public service occupations.

However, full details of the earned settlement scheme, including treatment of dependants, will be finalised following that consultation.