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Allied Health Professions and Nurses: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the inclusion of (a) nursing and (b) other allied health professionals on the shortage occupation visa list.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
8 May 2025
Target answer date
12 May 2025
Answer
15 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the inclusion of (a) nursing and (b) other allied health professionals on the shortage occupation visa list.

  2. 12 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 May 2025

    Answer published

    The Government published the White Paper ‘Restoring Control over the immigration System’ on 12 May 2025. The White Paper set out its intention to introduce a Temporary Shortage List to replace the Immigration Salary List.The list will initially be compris...

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Visas: British National (Overseas)

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14 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review her Department's guidance on British Nationals (Overseas) visa applications from people with political detention histories in Hong Kong.

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British National (Overseas): Children

14 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a distinct form of nationality status for children born in the UK to British Nationals (Overseas) visa holders.