Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Written Statement on The Tier 1 (Investor) route: Review of operation between 30 June 2008 and 6 April 2015 published on 12 January 2023, how many individuals connected to the Tier 1 (Investor) visa route her Department has identified as being at high risk of having obtained wealth through illicit financial activity and serious and organised crime, broken down by nationality; and how many individuals meeting those criteria were granted British citizenship.

The Home Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement of the 12 January 2023 provides the key findings of the review and represents the Home Office’s substantive response in relation to the operation of the Tier 1 Investor visa route between 30^th June 2008 and 06^th April 2015.

As set out in the Home Secretary’s statement the review found a small minority of individuals connected to the route were at risk of having obtained their wealth through illicit or criminal means.

Given the importance of protecting operational sensitivities in the law enforcement process, and guided by the advice we have received from our operational partners we will not be commenting further.