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Visas: Skilled Workers

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 6 February 2025UIN 27494

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of skilled visa holders who are sponsored by (a) takeaways, (b) restaurants and (c) convenience stores.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

The Home Office publishes a range of Research and statistics - GOV.UK relating to migration. Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the Code of Practice for Statistics - GOV.UK, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well as quality and availability of data.

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