Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to make it easier for foreign citizens to work in the UK in sectors experiencing shortages of labour.

The points-based immigration system (PBS) was introduced in 2021 to ensure the UK attracts the best talent from around the world

For those roles which do not meet the skills threshold, there is the domestic labour market which includes UK workers and migrants with general work rights. We must see long-term solutions to labour and skills shortages delivered by employers through automation, improved training, hiring and better pay and working conditions

The Home Office keeps all immigration routes introduced under the points-based immigration system under review and regularly makes changes to the immigration rules accordingly.