Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long will data gathered from EU settlement scheme applications be held by his Department.

The Home Office stores information in line with its data protection duties and guidance.

Further information is set out in the Borders, Immigration and Citizenship privacy information notice:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-and-citizenship/borders-immigration-and-citizenship-privacy-information-notice