Oral Question·Department for Business and Trade
“What steps he is taking to support high street businesses.”
Tabled: 25 June 2026Answered: 2 July 2026
Asked by
Jayne Kirkham
Labour (Co-op) — Truro and Falmouth
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Seema Malhotra)
The Government are committed to bringing down legal migration. We will do so by making sure that British workers are upskilled in key sectors, with new requirements for employers to address skills shortages, and by introducing new training and workforce plans so that overseas recruitment does not remain the default for filling skills shortages in the UK.