Question follow-through · 112842

Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have arrived against each job on the (a) Immigration Salary List and (b) the former Shortage Occupation List since 5 July 2024.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
23 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have arrived against each job on the (a) Immigration Salary List and (b) the former Shortage Occupation List since 5 July 2024.

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    We are unable to estimate the number of workers with specific roles that have physically arrived to take up employment, but we do hold data on the numbers that have obtained visas with the intention of taking up a role.The Home Office publishes data on sp...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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