HC Deb 20 November 2003 vol 413 cc1177-8W
Mr. Purchase

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will make it his policy to ensure that information technology workers entering the UK from outside the EU, facilitated by a Fast Track visa, have(a) appropriate technical qualifications and (b) at least 10 years' validated experience in IT work; [140340]

(2) if he will make it his policy to ensure that companies wishing to import information technology workers from outside the EU have first advertised such posts in (a) the UK and (b) the EU. [140341]

Beverley Hughes

I will write to my hon. Friend and place a copy of my letter in the Library.