Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on plans to commission a review of the Shortage Occupation List by the Migration Advisory Committee; what the expected timescale is for that review; and whether the findings of that review will be published.

The Government expects to commission the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) shortly to review the Shortage Occupation List (SOL). As per the other SOL commissions, this will be published.

Once they have been commissioned, the MAC will issue a call for evidence, allowing sufficient time to engage with stakeholders and for them to respond, and then review the evidence provided in a timely manner.

The MAC will publish their findings and recommendations before the Government makes any changes to the SOL based on this advice.