Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of exploitation of the Skilled Worker route by third parties have been investigated by her Department in the last 12 months; and how many and what proportion of those investigations have resulted in (a) the recovery of funds and (b) other forms of compensation for skilled worker visa applicants who were found to have been exploited.

The Government is committed to tackling all forms of modern slavery and through the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and has given law enforcement agencies the tools to tackle modern slavery, including maximum life sentences for perpetrators and enhanced protection for victims.

However, the Home Office does not routinely publish data on this matter.