Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the third report of the Home Affairs committee, Home Office delivery of Brexit: immigration, published on 14 February 2018, HC 421, when her Department plans to publish final guidance on the Government’s immigration plan after the UK leaves the EU.

The Government is considering a range of options for the future immigration system and will set out initial plans in due course. In December, we reached a deal with the EU on citizens’ rights - and our priority now must be to agree the detail of the Implementation Period.

We will make decisions on the future immigration system based on evidence and engagement.

That is why we have asked the independent Migration Advisory Committee to advise on the economic and social impacts of the UK’s exit from the EU and also on how the UK’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern industrial strategy.

The Government will have plenty of time to take account of the MAC’s advice when making any final decisions about our future immigration system, which would not be implemented until after the Implementation Period in 2021.