Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are planning to put in place to meet any increase in the number of immigrants to the UK as a result of proposed changes to the salary threshold for skilled migrant workers.

Under the future immigration system, people applying under the skilled worker route will need to meet a range of criteria, including a salary and skills threshold. This system is expected to bring the overall level of immigration down.

Employers recruiting a skilled migrant worker will need to pay the Immigration Skills Charge, used to help fund training to increase the skills of the domestic workforce. Individual migrants, coming to the UK for more than six months, are required to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge, ensuring they contribute to the cost of NHS services.