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Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Monday, 2 February 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 February 2026. It was answered by Mike Tapp (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 February 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.

Migrant Workers: Skilled Workers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which occupations have been (a) added and (b) removed from the shortage occupation list since 5 July 2024.

Answer

The Government's Immigration White Paper set out how we will phase out the Immigration Salary List (ISL, formerly the Shortage Occupation List), and introduce a new Temporary Shortage List (TSL) , where entries will be genuinely temporary and linked to workforce plans to tackle the root causes of workforce shortages.

As interim measures, we applied end dates to the ISL and added two occupations (“1232 Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors” and “6131 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants”) on 22 July 2025. We also introduced the interim TSL at this time.

The ISL can be found here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list

The interim TSL can be found here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-temporary-shortage-list/skilled-worker-visa-temporary-shortage-list

The Migration Advisory Committee are currently reviewing the TSL and are due to report in July this year.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
110152
Session
2024-26
Related items
Restoring Control over the Immigration System
Monday, 12 May 2025
Command papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Subjects
Migrant workers Vacancies Skilled workers
Link
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