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971225

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to provide visas for seasonal agricultural workers and to ensure that there will be a sufficient number of such workers to meet harvest need.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL10222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Prelate to the Written Ministerial Statement (HLWS911) my Rt. hon friend the Home Secretary made on 6 September 2018. A copy of which is attached for your reference.</p><p>The pilot will mean fruit and vegetable farmers are able to employ migrant workers for seasonal work for up to six months. 2,500 workers from outside the EU will be able to come to the UK each year, alleviating labour shortages during peak production periods.</p><p>The Seasonal Workers pilot will be run by two scheme operators, who will oversee the placement of the workers. The arrangements for selecting these will be announced in due course.The pilot will run until the end of December 2020 and will be monitored closely by the Home Office and the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/09/2018 15:17:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name HLWS5911.pdf title HLWS911 (Written Ministerial Statement)
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1469198

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2022
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent seasonal agricultural workers being charged recruitment fees; and how many UK recruitment firms have lost their licence for charging such fees illegally.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>A key objective of the Seasonal Workers Scheme is to ensure that migrant workers are protected against modern slavery and other labour abuses, including the charging of recruitment fees. The safety and wellbeing of workers is considered paramount.</p><p>The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) assess overseas labour providers when they apply for a licence to be a part of the Seasonal Workers Scheme. Charging recruitment fees would be a breach of the licensing standards. Any labour provider found to be in breach of the licensing standards is not provided with a licence or would have their licence revoked. To date, no licence holder part of the Seasonal Workers Scheme has been found to be in breach of the standards related to recruitment fees.</p><p>The GLAA is undertaking work in partnership to prevent exploitation of workers. For example, the GLAA and seasonal worker pilot operators are jointly developing an informative video, specifically addressing issues related to recruitment fees. The video is due to be launched in the coming weeks. The GLAA is also developing specific guidance aimed for overseas businesses will also be published shortly. Finally, the GLAA is working with UK embassies to engage more closely with in-country government agencies and ensure local laws and regulations are always met.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 06/07/2022 15:24:56 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1079612

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2019
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the future EU workers visa scheme will allow farmers to employ seasonal workers on part-year contracts for consecutive years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL14154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>We have published an ambitious White Paper, setting out proposals for our future skills-based immigration system, including a new Temporary Worker route, open to all skill levels, to ensure UK businesses and employers have the staff they need, including seasonal workers.</p><p>Following a cooling off period, previous holders of a temporary short-term work visa will be eligible to apply for another temporary work visa to come to the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 14/03/2019 16:50:56 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

969346

	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the recently announced scheme to make 2,500 agricultural visas available to non-EU workers will be sufficient to solve the labour shortage in the sector; and what is their long-term strategy to deal with that issue.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL10176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The seasonal workers pilot is not designed to meet the full labour needs of the horticultural sector. Rather we are seeking to evaluate the immigration system’s ability to assist in alleviating labour shortages during peak production periods. The pilot will inform our long-term thinking in this area.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 13/09/2018 11:14:50 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

862905

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 28 June 2017 (HL Deb, col 429), when the Migration Advisory Committee will report on the long-term needs of those parts of the agriculture sector that rely on seasonal agricultural workers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Byford
	uin	HL6353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>On 27 July 2017, the Government commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to gather evidence on patterns of EU migration and the role of migration in the wider economy. It has been asked to report by September 2018 and I understand that the MAC hope to publish an interim report in the near future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 27/03/2018 15:26:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	3343 label Biography information for Baroness Byford

1655133

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2023
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many seasonal agricultural workers there have been in 2023 so far through the seasonal agricultural workers scheme; and from which countries those workers originated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mann
	uin	HL9701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Seasonal Worker visas by nationality in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C683281e45b934212498108db8dc4f3e6%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638259649256589311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=w7nVRpdorp2IdYYTqvoRyZkaFL2CeBIYCa5EHqzLAxI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the outcomes of Seasonal Worker visas are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fmanaged-migration-datasets%23entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C683281e45b934212498108db8dc4f3e6%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638259649256589311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=O5scVWHhS%2FWurUAvcOdieWaFbY0uTTeMrSy0UNrMDRQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">detailed entry clearance visas dataset</a>. Selecting ‘Seasonal Worker (previously Tier 5)’ from the visa type subgroup filter will output data on Seasonal Worker visas. Nationality and time frames can also be filtered. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates up to the end of March 2023.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022 Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022 Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022 Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022 Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023 Q1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Work</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>55,928</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>72,842</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>70,154</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>77,562</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>110,675</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123,068</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>111,708</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>142,320</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Investor, business development and talent</p></td><td><p>1,421</p></td><td><p>1,959</p></td><td><p>1,499</p></td><td><p>1,564</p></td><td><p>1,153</p></td><td><p>2,284</p></td><td><p>2,323</p></td><td><p>2,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other work visas and exemptions</p></td><td><p>8,216</p></td><td><p>8,465</p></td><td><p>6,367</p></td><td><p>5,011</p></td><td><p>10,340</p></td><td><p>7,428</p></td><td><p>6,188</p></td><td><p>5,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Worker</p></td><td><p>18,024</p></td><td><p>15,258</p></td><td><p>13,051</p></td><td><p>13,837</p></td><td><p>30,380</p></td><td><p>17,893</p></td><td><p>10,548</p></td><td><p>17,559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worker</p></td><td><p>28,267</p></td><td><p>47,160</p></td><td><p>49,237</p></td><td><p>57,150</p></td><td><p>68,802</p></td><td><p>95,463</p></td><td><p>92,649</p></td><td><p>116,668</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is important to note that the Seasonal Worker visa includes mostly horticultural workers, but also includes a small number of poultry workers.</p><p> </p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fsearch%2Fresearch-and-statistics%3Fkeywords%3Dimmigration%26content_store_document_type%3Dupcoming_statistics%26organisations%255B%255D%3Dhome-office%26order%3Drelevance&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C683281e45b934212498108db8dc4f3e6%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638259649256589311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=71n7sAe6XM%2FuWdU2rBz2Ws9a5Z6d5MjXciuAOcqNWvc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 31/07/2023 12:34:14 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

792134

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2017
	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 introduce a seasonal agricultural workers scheme once the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	114519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Dundee West on 5 July 2017, UIN 1283.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/11/2017 17:15:28 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1542482

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2022
	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, for what reason the Seasonal Workers visa scheme does not include ornamental crop growers.
	tabling member constituency	Tatton
	tabling member printed	Esther McVey
	uin	87833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The Seasonal Worker route already enables growers in the UK ornamental horticulture sector to recruit seasonal workers. This provision was implemented on 1 January 2022.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/11/2022 12:48:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1564883

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2023
	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, for what reasons her Department decided to increase the number of Seasonal Workers scheme operators; when she plans to appoint the new operators; and what are the criteria for operators being appointed.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
	uin	119133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK government is committed to supporting the agricultural industry as it continues to adapt to changes in the UK labour market.</p><p>The Government has taken the decision to increase the number of Scheme Operators for the Seasonal Worker route to reflect the announced increase in the scheme quota. Scheme operators are selected by DEFRA through a fair and open selection process according to their own criteria and recommended to the Home Office – who assess the operator’s suitability to become a licenced sponsor. Details of DEFRA’s selection process are publicly available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/seasonal-worker-visa-route-request-for-information-rfi" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/seasonal-worker-visa-route-request-for-information-rfi</a>.</p><p>The Scheme Operators are already required to have a clear employer transfer pathway in place as a condition of holding their sponsor licence, including transparent criteria for making a transfer request and a process for</p><p>considering such requests. The Scheme Operators must not normally refuse requests to change employers, and may only do so where there are significant reasons preventing a transfer, for example the imminent expiry of a workers visa. This is set out in published Home Office guidance, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workers-and-temporary-workers-guidance-for-sponsors-sponsor-a-seasonal-worker" target="_blank">Workers and Temporary Workers: guidance for sponsors: sponsor a seasonal worker - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 119134 question first answered 12/01/2023 18:01:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1184349

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	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, for what reasons officials of UK Visas and Immigration attend Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority inspections of farms under the Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	28026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling all forms of labour abuse and exploitation.</p><p>The responsibility to inspect locations under the Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme lies with UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), not the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).</p><p>GLAA officers accompany UKVI on such visits to provide them with information, advice and guidance including in the context of the GLAA licensing scheme and whether there is evidence of exploitative practice.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 28027 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:36:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris