Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of changes to immigration rules after the transition period on the number of businesses going into liquidation; and what support his Department plans to make available to prevent businesses going into liquidation after the transition period.

The Government is introducing a new global points-based immigration system which works in the interests of the whole of our United Kingdom.

We recognise this will mean a change for some businesses, which is why we have continued to support them through extensive communications and engagement to build awareness and promote understanding.

In April, the Government published an Impact Assessment to accompany what is now the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 which considers the expected impact of the future immigration system.

We will continue to review and assess the operation of the new system and the experiences of users.