Source document
Written statement HCWS1159: Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (6 December 2018)
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 8 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Written statement of 6 Dec 2018 announcing Start-up and Innovator routes and that the Tier 1 (Investor) route will be reformed in spring 2019 (event already in the data). No Investor numbers; the rest concerns other routes (Exceptional Talent, Tier 5 religious and charity workers, seasonal workers pilot).
What it supports
1 row on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
About the document
What it covers Announces Start-up and Innovator routes and that the Tier 1 (Investor) route will be reformed in spring 2019.
Notes Stored copy from the Parliament written-statements API (record 1020542); the web page blocks scripted downloads (HTTP 403). Does not mention the reported suspension of the route in December 2018.
Source id gbr-ho-hcws1159-2018 · accessed 2 Oct 2026