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Written question asked by Graeme Downie (Labour) on Monday, 12 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 May 2025. It was answered by Seema Malhotra (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 May 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.

Manufacturing Industries: Migrant Workers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of all STEM roles from the immigration salary list on (a) the advanced manufacturing industry and (b) their ability to attract global talent.

Answer

The Immigration White Paper has set out that we will replace the Immigration Salary List with a new Temporary Shortage List. The Migration Advisory Committee will recommend the occupations that will be for the Temporary Shortage List by drawing on evidence from the wider Labour Market Evidence Group.

The government will be taking an evidence-based approach to skilled migration, ensuring temporary access for shortage skills while drawing on evidence from the LME Group to ensure there are workforce strategies detailing the steps that will be taken to boost the skills, training and engagement of the UK labour force.

The Government will set out further details in the coming weeks.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
51696
Session
2024-26
Related items
Restoring Control over the Immigration System
Monday, 12 May 2025
Command papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Manufacturing industries Visas Migrant workers STEM subjects
Link
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