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Written question asked by Suella Braverman (Conservative) on Monday, 19 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 May 2025. It was answered by Seema Malhotra (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 May 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Visas: Skilled Workers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the salary threshold to £45,000 for work visas; and if she will make an assessment of the impact of this on net migration figures.

Answer

The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including the rules on citizenship and refugee settlement, further details of which will be set out in due course.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
53101
Session
2024-26
Related items
Restoring Control over the Immigration System
Monday, 12 May 2025
Command papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Pay Visas Skilled workers
Link
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