Written Question·Home Office·UIN 110152

Migrant Workers: Skilled Workers

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which occupations have been (a) added and (b) removed from the shortage occupation list since 5 July 2024.

Answer

Mike Tapp

The Government's Immigration White Paper set out how we will phase out the Immigration Salary List (ISL, formerly the Shortage Occupation List), and introduce a new Temporary Shortage List (TSL) , where entries will be genuinely temporary and linked to wo...

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