Question follow-through · 123440
Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who have the legal right to work in the UK but are unable to access employment in their qualified profession due to regulatory or accreditation ba
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 1 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Motor Vehicles: Cybersecurity · 13 May 2026
- Iron and Steel · 15 May 2026
- British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme · 15 May 2026
- Iron and Steel: Packaging · 15 May 2026
- Electric Vehicles: Batteries · 29 Jun 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 · 15 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of individuals who have the legal right to work in the UK but are unable to access employment in their qualified profession due to regulatory or accreditation ba
26 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Apr 2026
Answer published
Decisions regarding an individual's professional recognition are made and recorded by independent regulators. Data related to the number of individuals who have the legal right to work in the UK but are unable to due to regulatory or accreditation barrier...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Motor Vehicles: Cybersecurity
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the risk of cyber-attacks affecting the automotive sector.
Iron and Steel
15 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the metal packaging industry on the UK Steel Strategy; and when those discussions took place.
British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
15 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including the metal packaging industry in the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.
Iron and Steel: Packaging
15 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed reduction in tariff-free quotas for packaging steel on the UK metal packaging industry.
Electric Vehicles: Batteries
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing additional tariffs on battery electric vehicles manufactured in China.