Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 20
20
Deferred
Paragraph: 123
Hong Kong BN(O) visa scheme requires continued monitoring, planning and integration support.
Conclusion
The Government’s decision to offer a Hong Kong BN(O) visa scheme is an extremely important and welcome expression of the UK’s historic relationship with, and continued commitment to support, the citizens of Hong Kong. As we have experienced with previous community arrivals into the UK, we expect individuals and families arriving from Hong Kong will enrich the life of our communities and contribute towards our economy. It is essential that the Government also continues to monitor the situation in Hong Kong. It must review its estimates of demand for the scheme regularly so that support for status holders in the UK may be effectively planned and resourced, centrally and locally. It must ensure that strong measures are in place to promote integration and community cohesion.
Government Response Summary
The government describes its process for monitoring country situations and updating country policy and information notes (CPINs), but does not specifically address reviewing demand estimates for the scheme or ensuring integration measures.
Paragraph Reference:
123
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
20. The Home Office regularly monitors and reviews the situation in countries of origin, working closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Our country policy and information notes (CPIN) are kept under constant review and updated periodically and in the event of specific events where appropriate. In respect of the protests and subsequent introduction of the National Security Law (NSL) in Hong Kong, the Home Office produced an initial report in February 2020 and updated it in November 2020.