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Migrant Workers

Question for Home Office

UIN HL191, tabled on 22 July 2024

To ask His Majesty's Government what role the Migration Advisory Committee and the proposed body “Skills England” will play in facilitating the recruitment of overseas workers to train workers and job seekers in the UK in occupations with skills shortages.

Answered on

5 August 2024

On 22 July, the Government announced plans to create Skills England and to develop a more joined up approach which looks at training of the domestic labour market alongside international recruitment. Further detail about how the Migration Advisory Committee will interact with Skills England, and training in the labour market will be set out in due course.

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