Written questions

NHS: Migrant Workers

Commons · Question 13582 · Tabled 26 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 6 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staff being unable to secure indefinite leave to remain due to salary thresholds on the workforce in the NHS.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 6 Jul 2026

The Department does not centrally hold data on the number of National Health Service staff whose salaries fall below the salary requirements for indefinite leave to remain, how many are within £500 of those requirements, or how many employees on Skilled W...