Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide dependant family members of all migrant NHS workers Indefinite Leave to Remain during the covid-19 outbreak.

Migrants working in the NHS and wider health and care sector have made a huge contribution in tackling COVID-19 and the Government has taken un-precedented measures to ensure the sector is supported fully.

We are granting immediate indefinite leave to remain (ILR), free of any charges, to family members of migrant NHS, health and care workers who unfortunately lose their lives as a result of contracting COVID-19.

All other dependant family members of migrant NHS workers may be granted ILR if they meet the relevant eligibility criteria.