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Written Question
Visas: Greater London
Tuesday 15th May 2018

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 2 visas were awarded to licensed sponsors based in London for each month from December 2016 to April 2018.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office. The number of Tier 2 visas awarded to licensed sponsors can be found on the Home Office website. Published data on Tier 2 Visas can be found in the immigration statistics release.

The available published Tier 2 information relates to outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn, lapsed) of visa applications, broken down by visa type (including Tier 2 skilled visas) and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017.


Written Question
Visas: Skilled Workers
Tuesday 15th May 2018

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 2 visas were awarded to licensed sponsors based in England for each month from December 2016 to April 2018.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office. The number of Tier 2 visas awarded to licensed sponsors can be found on the Home Office website. Published data on Tier 2 Visas can be found in the immigration statistics release.

The available published Tier 2 information relates to outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn, lapsed) of visa applications, broken down by visa type (including Tier 2 skilled visas) and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017.


Written Question
Visas: Scotland
Tuesday 15th May 2018

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 2 visas were awarded to licensed sponsors based in Scotland for each month from December 2016 to April 2018.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The specific information requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office. The number of Tier 2 visas awarded to licensed sponsors can be found on the Home Office website. Published data on Tier 2 Visas can be found in the immigration statistics release.

The available published Tier 2 information relates to outcomes (grants, refusals, withdrawn, lapsed) of visa applications, broken down by visa type (including Tier 2 skilled visas) and is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Visas volume 1, table vi_01_q, latest edition at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017.


Written Question
Doctors: Migrant Workers
Thursday 3rd May 2018

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications by doctors for Tier 2 visas were (a) deferred and (b) declined in each month between January 2017 and April 2018.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The information you have requested on Tier 2 applications by doctors is not included in statistics published by the Home Office.

Information on the total number of Tier 2 entry clearance visa outcomes can be found in Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#visas


Written Question
Migrant Workers: Doctors
Thursday 3rd May 2018

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications by doctors for Tier 2 visas were (a) deferred and (b) declined in each month between January 2017 and April 2018.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The information you have requested on Tier 2 applications by doctors is not included in statistics published by the Home Office.

Information on the total number of Tier 2 entry clearance visa outcomes can be found in Visas volume 1 table vi_01_q here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#visas


Written Question
Visas: Skilled Workers
Monday 23rd April 2018

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2018 to Questions 134800, 134801, 134802, 134803 and 134804, on Visas: Skilled Workers, if she will publish the data requested.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The Home Office visa case-working system does not capture the profession of the applicant or which UK Region within the NHS they wish to work in. This information is captured on the Tier 2 application form, however, to provide that information would require a manual check of our records and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Visas: Skilled Workers
Monday 23rd April 2018

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds the data requested in Questions 134800, 134801, 134802, 134803 and 134805.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The Home Office visa case-working system does not capture the profession of the applicant or which UK Region within the NHS they wish to work in. This information is captured on the Tier 2 application form, however, to provide that information would require a manual check of our records and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Migrant Workers: Health Professions
Monday 16th April 2018

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 2 visa applications for positions in the NHS were accepted, declined or deferred in each month from September 2016 to March 2018.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The information you have requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office broken down into the UK Regions.

The available information on allocations of Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-sponsorship-restricted-certificate-allocations/allocations-of-restricted-certificates-of-sponsorship.

Published statistics on the total number of Tier 2 refusals can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#visas


Written Question
Visas: Skilled Workers
Monday 16th April 2018

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 2 visa applications for positions in Scotland were accepted, declined or deferred in each month from September 2016 to March 2018.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The information you have requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office broken down into the UK Regions.

The available information on allocations of Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-sponsorship-restricted-certificate-allocations/allocations-of-restricted-certificates-of-sponsorship.

Published statistics on the total number of Tier 2 refusals can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#visas


Written Question
Visas: Skilled Workers
Monday 16th April 2018

Asked by: Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tier 2 visa applications for positions in Wales were accepted, declined or deferred in each month from September 2016 to March 2018.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The information you have requested is not included in statistics published by the Home Office broken down into the UK Regions.

The available information on allocations of Restricted Certificates of Sponsorship is published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-sponsorship-restricted-certificate-allocations/allocations-of-restricted-certificates-of-sponsorship.

Published statistics on the total number of Tier 2 refusals can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2017/list-of-tables#visas