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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The available information on applications and outcomes (i.e. grants, refusals, withdrawn and lapsed cases) of entry clearance visas in the ‘Tier 2 &amp; pre-PBS equivalent’ category are published quarterly in ‘Immigration Statistics’, Visas data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

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

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

890511

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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, whether she plans to provide the Migration Advisory Committee with the (a) number of Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship applications since November 2017 and (b) (i) number of and (ii) information on subsequent refusals of those applications due to the cap being reached in each month since November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	137657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Where the Home Office receive requests for data from Government Departments or non-departmental public bodies such the Migration Advisory Committee, it endeavours to meet their requests if such data is available.</p><p>We continue to monitor the operation of the Tier 2 visa route to ensure that Tier 2 balances enabling the brightest and best migrants to work in the UK with our commitment to reducing net migration.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 137658 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:27:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

890512

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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, which Departments have been provided with (a) the number and (b) details of Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship refusals as a result of the annual cap being reached since November 2017 to inform those Departments' policy work.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	137658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Where the Home Office receive requests for data from Government Departments or non-departmental public bodies such the Migration Advisory Committee, it endeavours to meet their requests if such data is available.</p><p>We continue to monitor the operation of the Tier 2 visa route to ensure that Tier 2 balances enabling the brightest and best migrants to work in the UK with our commitment to reducing net migration.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 137657 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:27:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

884157

registered interest
date	16/04/2018
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	What plans she has to change the operation of the Tier 2 work visa.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	904763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Tier 2, the main immigration route for non-EEA skilled workers, ensures employers can recruit from overseas where necessary while controlling migration and encouraging employers to look first to the domestic workforce before recruiting from overseas.</p><p>We continue to monitor the operation of the route to ensure that it serves the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/04/2018 16:05:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

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

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

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

845689

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, what estimate her Department has made of the number of businesses raising offered salaries for non-Europeans workers to assist the approval of work visas.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	128661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>Salaries paid by employers are a matter for the employers in question. It is a requirement, for all Tier 2 (General) jobs, that a migrant must be paid the appropriate salary for the occupation in question. This requirement helps to ensure fair pay for migrant workers and prevents Tier 2 being used to undercut resident workers.</p><p> </p><p>The minimum salary for Tier 2 is £30,000 or £20,800 for new entrants, or the appropriate rate for the job, whichever is the higher. The minimum salary levels are based on the salary distribution for all positions in the UK. For experienced workers, this is set at the 25th percentile, the rate for new entrants be set at the 10th percentile Tier 2 salaries have remained at their current levels since April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/02/2018 15:27:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green