Oral QuestionHome Office

“What progress her Department has made on the reimbursement of the Immigration Health Surcharge for foreign healthcare workers in the UK.”

Tabled: 16 November 2021Answered: 22 November 2021

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Answer from Hansard

Chris Bryant

My hon. Friend makes a good point. One of the things that worries me about the creative industries in the UK is that often the only people who conceive of them as a possible career are those whose parents worked in them. I do not want the creative industries to be hereditary; I want everybody to have a chance, whatever their background. That is partly about making sure we champion the creative industries, which are our economic future. We must embrace them and ensure that everybody gets a decent chance in life.