Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 116697

Department for Work and Pensions: Visas

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

ConservativeSouth Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.

Answer

Andrew Western
The information requested is not held centrally. Gathering this data would therefore incur disproportionate costs.