Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in her Department have been (a) affected by, (b) had their employment terminated and (c) had to leave the Department due to workplace visa rules in the last 12 months.

(a) DWP does not hold this information as people will be affected differently depending on their personal circumstances.

(b) DWP has not terminated employment. Contract end dates are aligned with Home Office right to work dates.

(c) In the last 12 months 15 people have left the DWP at the contract end date in line with their visa expiry date. DWP are unable to confirm how many of these left the department specifically due to workplace visa rules.