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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4320", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Jenrick"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newark"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Jenrick"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-06-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-06-09T10:15:36.64Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-05-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Migrant Workers: Fees and Charges"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4790", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Apsana Begum"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Poplar and Limehouse"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Apsana Begum"} ], "uin" : "186723"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1545332", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1545332/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
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>
Total Immigration Skills Charges is found in the links and pages referenced below:<\/p>
2021-22 pages 208 and 216<\/p>
Home_Office_ARA_21-22_Final_-_Gov.uk.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p> 2020-21 pages 191and 199<\/p> HO annual report and accounts 2020-21 (publishing.service.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p> 2019-20 pages 187 and 195-196<\/p> Home Office annual report and accounts 2019 - 2020 (publishing.service.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p> 2018-19 pages 168 and 175<\/p> Home Office Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19 (publishing.service.gov.uk)<\/a><\/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>"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1442", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1190776", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1190776/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Home Office does not collate or publish the information requested.<\/p> Immigration Skills Charge data is broken down between large and small and charitable employers but not by sector.<\/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>"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130877", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1130877/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " In 2017-18, income from the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) contributed £75 million to the department\u2019s skills budget.<\/p> While the income raised is not additional funding for skills, the ISC is helping to maintain the department\u2019s 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\u2019s ISC allocation is spent.<\/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>