Question follow-through · 11943
Migrants: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on incentivising migrants to work in key industries in Scotland.
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 30 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 4 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on incentivising migrants to work in key industries in Scotland.
4 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Nov 2024
Answer published
I have had frequent discussions with the Deputy First Minister of Scotland and have been clear that immigration should not be used as an alternative to training or tackling workforce problems here at home. We value the important contribution made by worke...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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