Written questions

Migrant Workers: Visas

Commons · Question 907061 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the average workforce size of businesses that are eligible to sponsor worker visas.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 5 Jan 2026

Any UK business can apply for a sponsor licence, provided they comply with relevant requirements. Of the businesses listed on the register of licenced sponsors, the vast majority are Small and Medium-sized enterprises.This Government will continue to redu...