Select committee: Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 10
Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong
Published 7 Jul 2021
Paragraph 77
Addressed to Home Office
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
We were concerned to hear that provisions in the Hong Kong BN(O) visa route rules may penalise couples on lower incomes and same-sex couples who because of societal pressures in Hong Kong are unable to live in the same household. The Home Office should review its equality impact assessment to ensure that this issue and others which may arise from societal expectations and circumstances in Hong Kong have been appropriately considered.
From: Home Affairs Committee, Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong (HC 191), paragraph 77, 7 July 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 10 September 2021 (deadline 6 September 2021).