Debate contribution: Isle of Man: Change in Immigration Rules

Debate contribution by Miss Michelle McIlveen on 16 February 2026.

MLA: Miss Michelle McIlveen
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 16 February 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Isle of Man: Change in Immigration Rules
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5391548

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I thank the Minister for his response. He has recognised that that is a further blow to a sector that is already under huge pressure. We could list the pressures that the sector has been under for quite some time. Has the Minister made contact with the UK Government about the issue, and will he work with skippers in the sector and the producer organisations to bring forward a strategy that works for the fishing sector by making it sustainable?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 2052/22-27.

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