Written Question·Home Office·UIN 73910

Territorial Waters: Visas

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to facilitate the visa process for (a) non-British workers working for British companies within UK territorial waters and (b) British workers working in other countries’ terri

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The government’s longstanding position has been that foreign nationals need permission to work in UK waters. Workers should apply for the appropriate visa before coming to work in the UK.