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Written question asked by John McDonnell (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 November 2025. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Wednesday, 5 November 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Skilled Workers: Visas

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83230 on Skilled Workers: Visas, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the changes to income thresholds in the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 997, published on 1 July 2025, on the number of people employed on Skilled Worker Visas in the transport sector who no longer have leave to remain.

Answer

The Department for Transport has not produced a formal estimate of the number of individuals across the transport sector who may no longer have leave to remain as a result of the changes introduced in the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 997) on 1 July 2025.

The changes to income thresholds only affect those in the Skilled Worker route when they next make an application to change employment, extend their stay, or settle. Until this happens, those who have been in the route since before 4 April 2024 continue to be subject to lower overall salary requirements.

The Department is working with the transport sector and the Migration Advisory Committee to consider if any transport jobs should be included on the temporary shortage list.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
86170
Session
2024-26
Related items
Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
House of Commons papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Skilled Workers: Visas
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Visas Transport Skilled workers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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