Visas: Skilled Workers
Commons · Question 12896 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the subsidisation of visa fees for certain high skilled visa applications.
Answer
Answered by Blair McDougall, 3 Jul 2026
As part of the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, the Department for Business and Trade launched the ‘Visa Fees Reimbursement Scheme for Scale-Ups’ on 10 June. This targeted grant scheme - worth up to £25K for around 50 businesses a year - will help UK scal...