Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has produced for UK Visas and Immigration caseworkers on handling requests to escalate delayed applications on the skilled worker route; and what information her Department has published on that process.

All applications are decided on a case-by-case basis taking into account all relevant compassionate circumstances. There may be some cases that cannot be resolved within the published service standard, due to missing information, or a suitability issue that needs investigating, amongst other reasons. However, the majority of applications are concluded quickly and there are no systemic delays in the route.