Brandon Lewis corrected a written answer on Catering: Migrant Workers

16 October 2017 · Commons written answer · Home Office

Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party, Strangford) asked written question 106790 on 9 October 2017. Brandon Lewis answered on 16 October 2017 for the Home Office, and Brandon Lewis corrected the answer on 16 October 2017. The corrected text no longer gives the figures 29.66, 38.02, 40.81. Altogether 105 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that chefs and catering staff are able to travel to the UK from the EU and take up job opportunities.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
~~Data on~~ UK ~~Visas~~ and Immigration temporary and permanent migration activities including In-Country Work In Progress Casework, and Percentage of Temporary and Permanent Migration in-country visa applications for each Route, processed within Service Standards, is published on the ~~.GOV.UK website. The relevant Routes are ‘Spouse/Partner’ and ‘HR/Complex Case’~~ as indicated on worksheet InC_01 and InC_01a. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data The relevant tables are also attached to this answer. 2014 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 29.66 KB) 2015 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 38.02 KB) 2016 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 40.81 KB)	Until the UK leaves the EU, EU citizens continue to have the same rights to live and work in the UK, as was the case before Article 50 was triggered.

Original

Corrected

~~Data on~~ UK ~~Visas~~ and Immigration temporary and permanent migration activities including In-Country Work In Progress Casework, and Percentage of Temporary and Permanent Migration in-country visa applications for each Route, processed within Service Standards, is published on the ~~.GOV.UK website. The relevant Routes are ‘Spouse/Partner’ and ‘HR/Complex Case’~~ as indicated on worksheet InC_01 and InC_01a.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data
The relevant tables are also attached to this answer.
2014 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 29.66 KB)
2015 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 38.02 KB)
2016 figures (Excel SpreadSheet, 40.81 KB)

Until the UK leaves the EU, EU citizens continue to have the same rights to live and work in the UK, as was the case before Article 50 was triggered.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

Receipt

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