Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions his officials have had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) members of the Scottish clergy and other religious organisations based in Scotland on changes to the immigration rules in relation to (i) Tier 2 and (ii) Tier 5 visas for religious workers .

On 8 July I held a meeting with representatives from the faith community about changes to Tier 2 and Tier 5 immigration rules. That meeting included a representative of the Scottish clergy.