Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) she and (b) her Cabinet colleagues have had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the proposed changes to immigration policy.

We will deliver a future immigration system which works for the whole of the UK. The Government published “The UK’s Points-Based System: Policy Statement” on 19 February.

This was based on the report of the independent Migration Advisory Committee which considered a range of evidence about the UK Labour Market. Immigration is and will remain a reserved matter.

A new programme of engagement will begin this March to raise awareness of the new system, ensuring those affected by the changes are fully aware of what it means for them and understand how the system will operate. This will include engagement with stakeholders across Northern Ireland.