Northern Ireland Office: Visas

(asked on 4th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff within his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.


Answered by
Hilary Benn Portrait
Hilary Benn
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 11th March 2026

The information requested regarding how many staff within the Department are reliant on a visa for employment is not held centrally. Right to work checks are carried out for all new employees as part of the recruitmenton process.

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