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849289

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	How many times the Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship cap has been reached in each of the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	904010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the valuable contribution that migrants make to our society by filling skills gaps in our labour market, and that the immigration system plays a part in supporting UK growth. The monthly allocation of places under Tier 2 (General) has been oversubscribed three times since December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>We keep all immigration routes under review to ensure that the system serves the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/02/2018 17:27:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

850916

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 (General) Certificates of Sponsorship have been refused since November 2017 as a result of the annual cap having been reached; which Standard Occupational Classification codes have been affected by that cap; and how many applications have been refused for each of those codes.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	130129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office.</p><p>The number of restricted certificates of sponsorship granted, and the points threshold, for each monthly allocation since April 2016 is published on the Home Office website:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-sponsorship-restricted-certificate-allocations/allocations-of-restricted-certificates-of-sponsorship</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/03/2018 16:09:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

850915

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship have been submitted in each month since November 2017; how many of those applications were granted, and how many of those applications were refused as a result of the annual cap having been reached.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	130128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office.</p><p>The number of restricted certificates of sponsorship granted, and the points threshold, for each monthly allocation since April 2016 is published on the Home Office website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-sponsorship-restricted-certificate-allocations/allocations-of-restricted-certificates-of-sponsorship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-sponsorship-restricted-certificate-allocations/allocations-of-restricted-certificates-of-sponsorship</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/03/2018 19:02:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

845690

	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	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas for non-EU workers were refused for each tier and type of work visa in each of the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	128662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Information on grants and refusals of applications for entry clearance work visas, by Tier and category, are published on a quarterly basis, in the quarterly Immigration Statistics. (latest edition ‘Immigration Statistics, October – December 2017’, Visas data tables volume 1, table vi_01_q, available from <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017</a>).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/02/2018 15:24:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

922087

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visas under Tier 2 were made in each month in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	152270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>Information on Tier 2 entry clearance visa applications broken down by outcome (grants, refusals, withdrawals, lapsed) is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018</a>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/06/2018 14:38:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

931481

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have applied to come to the UK to work as (a) doctors, (b) engineers, (c) teachers, (d) in IT, (e) healthcare professionals and (f) in professional services have been turned down for visas under the Tier 2 Cap in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	157706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The available information on applications and outcomes (i.e. grants, refusals, withdrawn and lapsed cases) of entry clearance visas in the ‘Tier 2 &amp; pre-PBS equivalent’ category are published quarterly in ‘Immigration Statistics’, Visas data tables volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018/list-of-tables#visas</a>.</p><p>Neither a breakdown by profession, or applications and outcomes, is available in the published entry clearance visas data.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/07/2018 13:20:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1132256

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to extend the proposed transitional measure of a time-limited route for temporary short-term workers from 12 months to three years.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	264763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government published its White Paper “The UK’s future skills-based immigration system” on 19 December 2018, which proposed a new route for short-term workers to come to the UK for up to 12 months. This will be subject to a full review by 2025.</p><p><br>In the interim, we have launched a year-long programme of engagement to enable businesses and other stakeholders to shape the final details of policy and processes contained within the White Paper.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/06/2019 13:41:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

443462

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will adjust the points-based visa criteria to reflect differences in regional average income levels.
	tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
	tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
	uin	21619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>Salary requirements form part of the criteria for Tier 2 of the Points Based System for immigration – the skilled work route. For the future, the Government intends that employers should only bring in workers from outside Europe where they have genuine skills shortages or require highly-specialised experts. In June last year, we commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to advise on how to achieve this, but with sufficient flexibility to include high value roles and key public service workers.</p><p>Among other things, the MAC was asked to advise on minimum salary levels, and to consider the regional impact of all its recommendations. The MAC has now submitted its advice to the Home Secretary and is expected to publish the report shortly. We will consider the findings carefully.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/01/2016 17:22:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell

432020

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2015 to Question 15161, whether native speaker language fluency is classified as a skill for the purposes of the work visa system; and how the work visa system can assist a UK business seeking a person with Russian native speaker language fluency.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	17426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Tier 2 of the Points Based System for immigration - the skilled work route - has been reserved for graduate occupations since 2011. Fluency in a foreign language does not increase the skill level of the occupation. UK businesses wishing to employee a Russian speaker may do so under Tier 2 if the position is graduate level and other Tier 2 criteria, including an appropriate salary and an ability to speak English, are met. Unless the role is on the shortage occupation list, they will need first to have tested the resident labour market to ensure there is no suitably qualified resident worker available.</p><p>The Government has commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to advise on restricting Tier 2 to genuine skills shortages and jobs which require highly-specialised experts, but with sufficient flexibility to include high value roles and key public service workers. The MAC is looking at selection criteria such as, but not limited to, salaries, particular attributes, economic need and skills level. The MAC is not due to report until December and we do not yet know what its findings and recommendations will be. We await the report with interest and will consider it carefully before making any significant changes to the Tier 2 route.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/12/2015 16:32:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 32685 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

896326

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2018 to Question 128120, on Doctors: Migrant Workers, how many applications there were for visas for work using sponsorship certificates for Human Health and Social Work Activities; and how many of those applications were (a) successful and (b) refused, in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	140720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>The available published statistics on Certificate of Sponsorship used in tier 2 visa applications by industry sector are published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Sponsorship data tables, table cs_03_q, latest edition at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#visas</a>.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/05/2018 15:46:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth