Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on ensuring that overseas junior doctors are able to have access to tier 2 visas.

We welcome the contribution made by overseas doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to the NHS and to this country. According to data from NHS Digital, the number of non-UK doctors has increased by 1,700 from June 2016 to September 2017. They now make up almost 25% of all doctors in the NHS. (Source: https://digital.nhs.uk/catalogue/PUB30165).

We will continue to monitor the operation of the Tier 2 visa route to ensure it attracts the best and brightest migrants.