Question follow-through · 23443

Visas: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is an annual allocation of visas to be distributed by firms who require specialist foreign workers.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
3 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is an annual allocation of visas to be distributed by firms who require specialist foreign workers.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The information requested is not available from published information however, the Home Office is working closely with the Office for Investment and other economic bodies to ensure that individuals who contribute to the growth agenda are supported through...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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