Oral Question·Home Office
“What discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on the potential merits of devolving the power to introduce a Scottish visa scheme.”
Tabled: 15 October 2024Answered: 21 October 2024
Asked by
Pete Wishart
Scottish National Party — Perth and Kinross-shire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Seema Malhotra)
The hon. Gentleman has raised this issue on a number of occasions. He will be aware that we are not introducing a Scottish visa scheme or devolving control of immigration policy, and this has been made clear to the Scottish Government. Instead, we must together address the underlying causes of skills shortages and overseas recruitment in different parts of the UK, which this Government are doing.