Written Question·Home Office·UIN 59228

Visas: Skilled Workers

Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 19 June 2025

Question

Lizzi Collinge

LabourMorecambe and Lunesdale

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a bespoke skilled worker visa route for people working on NI-GB ferries.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
The Immigration White paper, published 12 May, set out proposed reforms in a number of areas including raising the skills threshold to RQF level 6 and for RQF levels 3-5 roles, with time-limited and conditional access to the immigration system only to be ...

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