Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Immigration)

Organisations: Home Office

Responsibilities

The Minister’s responsibilities are:

  • net migration
  • UK points-based system
  • simplifying the immigration system and immigration rules
  • current and future visa policy
  • nationality
  • Windrush
  • FBIS and Border Strategy 2025
  • Border Force operations
  • Home Office interests in free trade agreements
  • Safe and legal routes and resettlement, including:
    • Ukraine Family Scheme
    • Homes for Ukraine Scheme
    • Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme
    • Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy
    • Hong Kong BN(O)

Illegal migration and asylum

  • illegal migration strategy and New Plan for Immigration oversight
  • Nationality and Borders Act part 2
  • small boats policy (ops with MoD)
  • asylum decision making and accommodation
  • returns and removals, including third country agreements
  • detention estate
  • foreign national offenders
  • Immigration Enforcement
  • compliant environment
  • organised immigration crime (OIC)
  • MEDP and future TCAP deals
  • modern slavery

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP

    2022 to 2023

  2. Tom Pursglove

    2022 to 2022