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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-04-30more like thismore than 2018-04-30
answering body
Wales Office more like this
answering dept id 28 more like this
answering dept short name Wales more like this
answering dept sort name Wales more like this
hansard heading Immigration: Wales 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 Wales, whether he has sought representations from the Welsh Government on the effect of the UK Government's immigration policies on the ability of the Welsh NHS to (a) recruit and (b) retain staff. more like this
tabling member constituency Cardiff Central more like this
tabling member printed
Jo Stevens remove filter
uin 139524 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-05-03more like thismore than 2018-05-03
answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Welsh Government ministers on a range of issues, including the workforce in Wales.</p><p>Specifically on immigration; Tier 2 (General), the main immigration route for skilled non-EEA workers, is subject to an annual cap of 20,700 places. The cap, set in 2011 on advice by the independent Migration Advisory Committee, enables the Government to demonstrate commitment to reducing net migration and to protecting the resident labour market.</p><p>When demand exceeds the month’s allocation of Tier 2 (General) visas, priority is given to applicants filling a shortage.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan remove filter
answering member printed Alun Cairns more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-05-03T14:54:51.05Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-03T14:54:51.05Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Alun Cairns more like this
tabling member
4425
label Biography information for Jo Stevens more like this