Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he has taken to support the retention of non-UK nationals who work as researchers in the agricultural and food security sector.

As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said, the UK must remain one of the best places in the world for science and innovation. We value the contribution of overseas researchers and will look to develop a future immigration system that works for all. The UK remains fully open to researchers from across the EU. We are also open to talent from the rest of the world with a visa system that provides a range of options for attracting top researchers from around the globe.