Select committee: Home Affairs Committee
Conclusion 6
Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong
Published 7 Jul 2021
Paragraph 67
Addressed to Home Office
Home Affairs Committee The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
We welcome the statement of intent by the Home Office that discretion will be given in cases where applicants for the BN(O) visa have convictions related to free speech The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong 35 or peaceful protest. We are however concerned that correspondence we received from the Minister failed to provide assurances about the need to investigate the possibility of politically-motivated convictions.
From: Home Affairs Committee, Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong (HC 191), paragraph 67, 7 July 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 10 September 2021 (deadline 6 September 2021).