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1436559

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a visa scheme for seasonal workers to support the agricultural industry.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	131125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office already operates such an immigration route.</p><p>The Seasonal worker visa was introduced in March 2019. There are 30,000 visas available this year, but this will begin to taper down from 2023. The total allocation of places for 2022 can increase if needed but by no more than 10,000 places.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 31/03/2022 15:29:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 56216 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1020740

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates his Department had meetings with representatives from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority on the Seasonal Workers Pilot in the agricultural sector.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	199922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Officials have been in regular contact with the Gangmasters Licencing and Abuse Authority (GLAA), throughout the design of the pilot. A meeting is scheduled for 12 December 2018, which will enable us to draw on the expertise of the GLAA when visiting agricultural sites.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/12/2018 16:10:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1023217

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to section 5 of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004, how the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority plans to license non-EU labour providers engaged in the seasonal workers pilot in the agricultural sector.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	201233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>As with all labour providers in the agricultural sector, the scheme operators for the Seasonal Workers Pilot will be required to be fully licensed by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority. No bespoke licencing arrangements are required. <br>Full details of how the seasonal workers pilot will operate will be announced in due course. Ensuring the protection and wellbeing of participating migrant workers is of primary importance .</p><p>We are working with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority to ensure that we get this right.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 201231 question first answered 17/12/2018 16:52:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

969135

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to protect the rights relating to (a) working and (b) living conditions of workers who come to the UK as part of the new seasonal workers scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	171412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Full details of how the seasonal workers pilot will operate will be announced in due course. Ensuring the protection and wellbeing of participating migrant workers is of primary importance . We are working with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority to ensure that we get this right.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/09/2018 16:14:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

969166

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the Government's policy that migrant workers on the new seasonal workers scheme will be able to change employer during that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	171433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Full details of how the seasonal workers pilot will operate will be announced in due course. Ensuring the protection and wellbeing of participating migrant workers is of primary importance . We are working with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority to ensure that we get this right.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 171479 171480 171481 question first answered 13/09/2018 16:16:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

969224

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) disseminate information and (b) raise awareness among migrants arriving on the new seasonal workers scheme of (i) their labour rights and (ii) channels to lodge complaints.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	171479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Full details of how the seasonal workers pilot will operate will be announced in due course. Ensuring the protection and wellbeing of participating migrant workers is of primary importance . We are working with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority to ensure that we get this right.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 171433 171480 171481 question first answered 13/09/2018 16:16:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

969225

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the Government consulted before proposing the new seasonal workers scheme; and whether the Government consulted with any trade unions on that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	171480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Full details of how the seasonal workers pilot will operate will be announced in due course. Ensuring the protection and wellbeing of participating migrant workers is of primary importance . We are working with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority to ensure that we get this right.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 171433 171479 171481 question first answered 13/09/2018 16:16:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

969226

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the new seasonal workers scheme does not facilitate modern slavery; and what role the (a) modern slavery taskforce and (b) anti-slavery commissioner will have in oversight over that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	171481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Full details of how the seasonal workers pilot will operate will be announced in due course. Ensuring the protection and wellbeing of participating migrant workers is of primary importance . We are working with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority to ensure that we get this right.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 171433 171479 171480 question first answered 13/09/2018 16:16:16 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1104744

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places in the seasonal workers pilot scheme have been ring-fenced for Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	236504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my Rt Hon Friend, the Home Secretary, set out in his Written Ministerial Statement of 6 March (HCWS1380), this is a UK wide pilot and we have placed a specific duty on the scheme operators to ensure that all regions of the UK are able to benefit.</p><p>The pilot is designed to test the effectiveness of our immigration system at supporting the horticulture sector during peak production periods, whilst maintaining robust immigration control and ensuring there are minimal impacts on local communities and public services. 2,500 places has been identified as the appropriate number for this purpose.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 236505 question first answered 28/03/2019 16:50:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1104745

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department used to determine the figure of 2,500 for non-EU workers for the seasonal workers pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	236505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>As my Rt Hon Friend, the Home Secretary, set out in his Written Ministerial Statement of 6 March (HCWS1380), this is a UK wide pilot and we have placed a specific duty on the scheme operators to ensure that all regions of the UK are able to benefit.</p><p>The pilot is designed to test the effectiveness of our immigration system at supporting the horticulture sector during peak production periods, whilst maintaining robust immigration control and ensuring there are minimal impacts on local communities and public services. 2,500 places has been identified as the appropriate number for this purpose.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 236504 question first answered 28/03/2019 16:50:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown