Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the Department for Education on using migrant labour to fill teaching vacancies.

The Government regularly discusses workforce planning in the education sectors, and how to use the immigration system appropriately – in conjunction with resident labour.

A range of teaching professions can use the Points Based System, provided they meet the requirements of the visa route they apply for.

Teaching professions on the national pay scales (see table 2 at - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-skilled-occupations) will be exempt from the forthcoming changes to salary requirements in the Skilled Worker route.