Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraph 46 of Chapter 3 of the White Paper, The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, Cm. 9593, published on 12 July 2018, whether the proposal for a reciprocal exchange of expertise and personnel between UK and EU institutions will include sector specific visas for workers in the foreign, defence and development sectors.

The Government believes that it will be beneficial to both the UK and the EU to agree a future programme for the reciprocal exchange of expertise and personnel in areas of mutual interest and collaboration, including in the area of foreign policy, defence and development cooperation.

On the UK's future immigration policy, we will set out further detail in the Immigration White Paper in due course, taking into account the findings of the Migration Advisory Committee.