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Department for Work and Pensions: Migrant Workers

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105779

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Departmental employees are in the UK on a visa, by their visa status.

Answered by Andrew Western

The information you have requested is not held on central data systems in a reportable format, it would need to be provided by individuals manually collating data from a local source. Gathering this data would therefore incur disproportionate costs.

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