Written Question·Home Office·UIN 9527

Immigration: Scotland

Tabled: 16 October 2024

Answered: 21 October 2024

Named Day

Question

John Lamont

Conservative — Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the Migration Advisory Committee on the potential merits of establishing a bespoke immigration route for Scotland.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

The Government has no plans to devolve immigration policy or introduce a Scottish visa scheme. We are focussed on having an immigration system that works in the interests of the whole of the United Kingdom.The Government has not tasked the MAC to look at ...

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