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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-13more like thismore than 2019-03-13
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Skilled Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the exemption for PhD-level roles from visa caps announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Spring Statement includes exemption from the minimum salary requirement. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central more like this
tabling member printed
Chi Onwurah remove filter
uin 232016 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-19more like thismore than 2019-03-19
answer text <p>In the Spring Statement, my Rt Hon Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that PhD-level occupations will be exempt from the Tier 2 (General) visa cap. The change will not alter the salary requirements for these roles. <br> <br>Salary thresholds in Tier 2 are designed to ensure that the resident labour market is not undercut by overseas workers and that migrants are paid a salary that is fair and reflects the labour market.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes remove filter
question first answered
less than 2019-03-19T17:00:18.787Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-19T17:00:18.787Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4124
label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this