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Migrant Workers: Visas

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 February 2025UIN 30316

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of low skilled immigration worker visa grants on job opportunities for low skilled domestic workers.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Government publishes economic assessments of policy measures implemented. Analysis undertaken to support changes to the immigration system are published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-analysis-at-the-home-office.

This Government is taking a new approach, linking skills and visa policy to reduce the reliance on overseas recruitment.

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