Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 105779

Department for Work and Pensions: Migrant Workers

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Departmental employees are in the UK on a visa, by their visa status.

Answer

Andrew Western
The information you have requested is not held on central data systems in a reportable format, it would need to be provided by individuals manually collating data from a local source. Gathering this data would therefore incur disproportionate costs.