Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Immigration (Offshore Worker Notification and Exemption from Control (Amendment)) Regulations 2023 on employers in the offshore wind industry that have used the Offshore Wind Workers Immigration Rules Concession 2017.

The Immigration (Offshore Worker Notification and Exemption from Control (Amendment)) Regulations 2023 will be administered by the Home Office as part of its business as usual activities.

The introduction of the Immigration (Offshore Worker Notification and Exemption from Control (Amendment)) Regulations 2023 was assessed prior to introduction as per all Government regulations. In line with standard practice, we will continue to review its implementation.