Question follow-through · 117236
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff in her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 3 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 20 Mar 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff in her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
5 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Mar 2026
Answer published
There are 55 members of staff in the Department that hold a visa which permits them to work in the United Kingdom. This figure includes staff on work and other visa routes. It does not include individuals granted pre or settled status under the EU Settlem...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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