Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the impact of Skilled Worker visa salary thresholds on the recruitment of Band 5 Biomedical Scientists in NHS pathology and laboratory services.

Biomedical scientists play an important role in National Health Service pathology and laboratory services. The Migration Advisory Committee considered the requirements for biomedical scientists in its review of Skilled Worker salary requirements, and the Government is carefully considering its recommendations.