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1168321

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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, if she will extend the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme to allow the recruitment of seasonal labour for work in the non-edible horticulture sector.
	tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
	tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
	uin	67
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to continue the Seasonal Workers Pilot and in our election manifesto we set out plans to increase the scheme to 10,000 places following the UK’s exit from the European Union.</p><p>Details will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/01/2020 16:10:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1168431

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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, if she will review the seasonal agricultural workers scheme before the 2020 harvest; and if she will ensure that the parameters of any limit on the number of migrant workers employed under that scheme are based on (a) quantified and (b) evidenced priorities of the (i) farming and (ii) processing sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to continue the Seasonal Workers Pilot and in our election manifesto we set out plans to increase the scheme to 10,000 places following the UK’s exit from the European Union.</p><p>Details will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/01/2020 16:07:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1173159

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	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 assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme prior to making the decision to expand it.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	7662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>We are satisfied with how the pilot has been operating.</p><p>We are still gathering evidence prior to a full evaluation and the expansion of the pilot will assist this. Our election manifesto set out plans to expand the pilot.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/01/2020 16:40:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1190205

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2020
	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 support her Department has provided to UK Border Force to ensure that seasonal agricultural workers arriving in the UK do not display symptoms of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	39484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>Effective from 8 June, rules are in place for entering the UK because of COVID-19. The rules are for residents and visitors. Passengers will need to provide journey and contact details when travelling to the UK and will not be allowed to leave the place they are staying for the first 14 days except in very limited situations (known as self-isolation).</p><p>Seasonal agricultural workers in the edible horticulture food chain are included on the short list of exemptions from these measures, but will need to provide details of the farm where they will be staying and remain there for 14 days.</p><p>Should symptomatic passengers be encountered at the Primary Control Point (PCP) they will be referred to medical professionals for assessment and treatment as necessary.</p><p>All operational staff have the relevant Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) available to them, along with detailed guidance on how to safely deal with individuals who display coronavirus symptoms.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/07/2020 12:36:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1240468

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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 assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers pilot scheme; and when she plans to make an announcement on its future.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	98994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>We are working with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Work and Pensions to evaluate and consider the findings of the Pilot, including balancing measures to recruit in the UK Labour Market with any access to overseas labour.</p><p>We will publish further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/10/2020 16:27:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1273166

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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 operations have been led by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority into agricultural locations under the Seasonal Workers’ Pilot scheme in each month from April 2019 to December 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	132877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The responsibility for inspecting locations under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme and the Seasonal Worker’s Pilot sits with UK Visas and Immigration.</p><p>The Gangmasters Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) accompanied UK Visas and Immigration on their inspections to provide them with information, advice and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 132880 question first answered 15/01/2021 14:58:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1273167

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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 locations under the Seasonal Workers' Pilot scheme were inspected by UK Visas and Immigration in each month from April 2019 to December 2020; and in which of those instances UKVI was accompanied by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	132878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this data in a reportable format.</p><p>Information on broader Sponsorship activity can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fsponsorship-transparency-data-november-2020&amp;data=04%7C01%7CIan.Darling6%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C4b4924a0e68a44f1a9c108d8ad951d07%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637450203520456997%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=GQAjDqEU4fsYKFOq1YquZPHFNFMHNbWwaOjR8mtHncQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sponsorship-transparency-data-november-2020</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 12/01/2021 17:39:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1308036

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	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, when she plans to publish details of the remaining two licenced operators for the seasonal agricultural workers scheme; and what steps she has taken to transfer allocations between licensed suppliers where any one supplier cannot fulfil their allocation of workers.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	179549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office does not provide ongoing updates regarding the consideration of specific sponsor licence applications. Any organisation applying for a sponsor licence will be notified of the outcome once their application has been fully considered.</p><p>The Home Office has established processes for managing the quotas granted to scheme operators.</p><p>We will continue to closely monitor uptake as the year progresses</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/04/2021 14:25:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1313376

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the seasonal agricultural workers scheme to ensure sufficient workers are available for the 2021 poultry season in the run up to Christmas 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to expand the scope of the Seasonal Workers Pilot beyond the edible horticulture sector.</p><p>UK employers should in the first instance look to the domestic labour market before looking to facilitate recruitment from overseas.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/05/2021 15:19:48 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1332002

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	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 applications were received for the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme for the 2021 season.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	14063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Seasonal Worker visas in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p>Data on the number of Seasonal Worker visa applications are published in table Vis_D01 of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">entry clearance visas applications and outcomes</a> dataset while numbers of decisions can be found in table Vis_D02. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook.</p><p>The latest data relates to the year ending March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/06/2021 15:17:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain