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846965

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date	22/02/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with NFU Scotland on the employment of EU agricultural workers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	129139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>I am in regular contact with NFU Scotland on a wide range of issues affecting the agriculture sector in Scotland, including the employment of EU agricultural workers, and am due to meet them again in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 01/03/2018 11:54:00 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

823099

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research has been done by his Department into the levels of temporary labour and agency workers from the EEA in food processing and agriculture; and whether his Department plans to commission further research on this topic.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	122782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Defra is considering the latest data, and working closely with industry to understand labour demand and supply within these sectors.</p><p>Until 2016, Defra published data on the estimated number of seasonal agricultural workers in all UK countries in “Agriculture in the UK”, which is a Defra publication. Since 2016, data is published for England only, collected by the June Horticulture and Agriculture Survey. Defra does not collect data on the nationality of those workers.</p><p> </p><p>This information can be found at: <strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/structure-of-the-agricultural-industry-in-england-and-the-uk-at-june" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/structure-of-the-agricultural-industry-in-england-and-the-uk-at-june</a></strong></p><p> </p><p>Defra Ministers have ongoing discussions with a range of Government departments, including the Home Office, about securing the workforce that the farming industry needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to assess the role that EU citizens play in the UK economy and society, and how to align future immigration framework with a modern industrial strategy.</p><p> </p><p>For the future we will continue to monitor the situation, work with stakeholders, and assess the current and future evidence to support our ability to secure the workforce the food and farming industry needs.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/01/2018 17:10:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

754822

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on creating a scheme to facilitate agricultural migrant workers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	6423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Future decisions about the degree of labour market access that will be made available to EU citizens after the UK leaves the European Union have yet to be determined.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 14:28:07 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

746298

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the effect of immigration rules on the seasonal agricultural workforce in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Defra Ministers are having ongoing discussions with a range of government departments, including the Home Office about the sector’s concerns about securing the workforce that it needs for the future.</p><p> </p><p>Until we have left the EU, the UK will remain a member with all of the rights and obligations that membership entails, and employers in the agricultural and food processing sectors are free to continue to recruit EU workers to meet their labour needs.</p><p> </p><p>For the longer-term, we are considering the options for our future immigration system very carefully, and will look to develop a system which works for the whole United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2017 17:41:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake