Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending the qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain to ten years on the finances of families with children; and what steps she is taking to ensure that this change does not affect (a) integration and (b) long-term stability for families with children.

Fees for immigration and nationality applications are kept under review.

Relevant impact assessments will be carried out in relation to the earned settlement proposals, which were set out in the Immigration White Paper.