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1639994

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of waiving the Immigration Skills Charge for employers sponsoring people working in the early years sector.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	186723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>The Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) is levied on employers looking to bring in workers from overseas to the UK under the Points-Based System. The revenue raised from the ISC plays an important role in supporting the development of skills in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/06/2023 10:15:36 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1545332

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the revenue was for the Immigration Skills Charge from NHS employers in (a) each financial year since 2017-18 and (b) the 2022-23 financial year as of 24 November 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	95800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office reports total Immigration Skills Charge revenue in the Annual Report and Accounts. Whilst some employment data is captured, it is not captured or recorded in a way that allows for the specific categorisation of NHS employers.</p><p>Total Immigration Skills Charges is found in the links and pages referenced below:</p><p>2021-22 pages 208 and 216</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1090460/Home_Office_ARA_21-22_Final_-_Gov.uk.pdf" target="_blank">Home_Office_ARA_21-22_Final_-_Gov.uk.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>2020-21 pages 191and 199</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1000127/HO_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2020-21_FINAL_AS_CERTIFIED__accessible_.pdf" target="_blank">HO annual report and accounts 2020-21 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>2019-20 pages 187 and 195-196</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/902593/HO_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2019-20_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Home Office annual report and accounts 2019 - 2020 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>2018-19 pages 168 and 175</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807126/6.5571_HO_Annual_Report_201920_WEB.PDF" target="_blank">Home Office Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Data relating to the current financial year will be made available on publication of the 2022-23 Home Office Annual Report and Accounts following closure of the financial year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/11/2022 17:33:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1190776

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has accrued to the public purse from (a) NHS trusts, (b) organisations that provide social care, (c) universities and other higher education institutions and (d) state-funded primary and secondary schools paying the Immigration Skills Charge on behalf of their employees in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	40776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collate or publish the information requested.</p><p>Immigration Skills Charge data is broken down between large and small and charitable employers but not by sector.</p><p>Income generated by Immigration Health Surcharge payments goes directly to NHS services, helping to protect and sustain our world-class healthcare system for everyone who uses it. Income collected from the Immigration Skills charge is used to address skills gaps in the UK workforce, which will be of benefit to businesses in the long term.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 40775 question first answered 05/05/2020 15:54:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1130877

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the allocation of revenues from the Immigration Skills Charge in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	262354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017-18, income from the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) contributed £75 million to the department’s skills budget.</p><p>While the income raised is not additional funding for skills, the ISC is helping to maintain the department’s existing skills budget and existing level of investment in skills in England. As such, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of how the department’s ISC allocation is spent.</p><p>The ISC ensures that we can continue to invest in developing the skills that the country needs and also addresses skills gaps in the workforce. Similarly, it helps to maintain funding levels for each of the devolved administrations.</p><p>My letter of 17 January 2019 to the chairs of the Education and Home Affairs committees about the ISC, has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses and is available to view at the following link: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/</a>.</p><p>An internal review of the ISC, based on Home Office data, was undertaken in the second quarter of 2018. We continue to keep this policy under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 262355 question first answered 14/06/2019 12:49:59 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 122726 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1130878

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Immigration Skills Charge in increasing skills provision in England.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	262355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>In 2017-18, income from the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) contributed £75 million to the department’s skills budget.</p><p>While the income raised is not additional funding for skills, the ISC is helping to maintain the department’s existing skills budget and existing level of investment in skills in England. As such, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of how the department’s ISC allocation is spent.</p><p>The ISC ensures that we can continue to invest in developing the skills that the country needs and also addresses skills gaps in the workforce. Similarly, it helps to maintain funding levels for each of the devolved administrations.</p><p>My letter of 17 January 2019 to the chairs of the Education and Home Affairs committees about the ISC, has been placed in the Libraries of both Houses and is available to view at the following link: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/deposited-papers/</a>.</p><p>An internal review of the ISC, based on Home Office data, was undertaken in the second quarter of 2018. We continue to keep this policy under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 262354 question first answered 14/06/2019 12:49:59 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 122727 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1003806

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 185043, for what reasons the income from the Immigration Skills Charge was not presented to Parliament as detailed in the Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	189676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on income received from the immigration skills charge (ISC) payments for 2017/18 will be available once the Home Office Trust Statement has been audited by the National Audit Office and published.</p><p> </p><p>An internal review of the ISC was undertaken in Quarter 2 2018, based on Home Office data.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 189677 question first answered 14/11/2018 17:29:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1003807

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2018 to Question 185043, what review has taken place of the Immigration Skills Charge, as is set out in the Explanatory Memorandum to the Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	189677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on income received from the immigration skills charge (ISC) payments for 2017/18 will be available once the Home Office Trust Statement has been audited by the National Audit Office and published.</p><p> </p><p>An internal review of the ISC was undertaken in Quarter 2 2018, based on Home Office data.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 189676 question first answered 14/11/2018 17:29:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

997340

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money was raised for the public purse from the Immigration Skills Charge in the first financial year in which it was collected.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	185043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on income received from Immigration Skills Charge payments for 2017/18 is not yet available but will be stated in the Home Office Trust Statement. Figures for 2017/18 will be available once the Home Office Trust Statement has been audited by the National Audit Office and published.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/11/2018 16:55:33 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

845731

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has received from funds raised by the immigration skills charge; and what plans his Department has for the allocation of future funds raised by the immigration skills charge.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	128703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office collect the Immigration Skills Charge as part of the visa sponsorship process and transfer it to the Exchequer, less an amount to cover the costs of collecting it. The population percentages underlying the Barnett formula are used by HM Treasury to determine the split of funding raised by the Immigration Skills Charge between the Department for Education and each of the devolved Administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education receive their funding from HMT some of which contributes to the Department for Education’s skills budget in England. This budget is used to address skills gaps in the resident workforce by developing the skills of individuals required by employers.</p><p> </p><p>(a contribution to this response has been provided by The Department for Education England who are unable to comment on behalf of the Devolved Administrations)</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 128704 question first answered 27/02/2018 12:19:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

845732

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how funds raised from the immigration skills charge have been reinvested in training for the health and social care workforce.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	128704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office collect the Immigration Skills Charge as part of the visa sponsorship process and transfer it to the Exchequer, less an amount to cover the costs of collecting it. The population percentages underlying the Barnett formula are used by HM Treasury to determine the split of funding raised by the Immigration Skills Charge between the Department for Education and each of the devolved Administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education receive their funding from HMT some of which contributes to the Department for Education’s skills budget in England. This budget is used to address skills gaps in the resident workforce by developing the skills of individuals required by employers.</p><p> </p><p>(a contribution to this response has been provided by The Department for Education England who are unable to comment on behalf of the Devolved Administrations)</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 128703 question first answered 27/02/2018 12:19:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth