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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

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

947265

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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 progress he has made on preparations for the introduction of a new seasonal agricultural workers scheme; and what the timetable for the introduction of that scheme is.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	168075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is determined to get the best deal for the UK in our negotiations to leave the EU, including for our world-leading food and farming industry. We have asked the Migration Advisory Committee for advice on the UK’s reliance on EU labour and they will help us shape immigration policy going forward.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/09/2018 18:01:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

944880

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
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: Seasonal 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, when he plans to reintroduce a seasonal agricultural workers scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Mr John Hayes
uin	166074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of seasonal labour in supporting a successful and effective agricultural sector, and is considering how best to support the needs of the sector both before and after the UK leaves the EU. We keep our position on seasonal labour under close review.</p><p>Until the end of December 2020, employers in the agricultural and food processing sectors can recruit EU citizens to fill vacancies, and those arriving to work will be able to stay in the UK afterwards. In June 2018, the Home Office announced further details about how EU citizens and their families can obtain settled status in the UK.</p><p>Defra is working closely with the Home Office as they seek to develop a new immigration framework to ensure that the UK has a controlled but flexible migration policy that considers access to seasonal agricultural labour.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/07/2018 12:02:15 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

932783

registered interest
date	29/06/2018
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: Seasonal 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 steps he is taking to reintroduce the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	158941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering the latest data and working closely with industry to understand labour demand and supply, including both permanent and seasonal workforce requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Under the implementation period agreement, employers in the agricultural and food processing sectors can continue to recruit EU citizens until the end of 2020. In June 2018 we announced further details about how EU citizens and their families can obtain settled status in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps its position on seasonal workers under close review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/07/2018 10:39:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

930934

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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: Seasonal Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what effect Brexit has had on seasonal workers in the fruit picking industry; and what measures they are taking to address the labour shortages reported by the British Summer Fruits trade body.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the concerns of stakeholders about the impact of the UK’s departure from the EU on the seasonal workforce in horticulture. We understand the importance of seasonal labour in supporting a successful and effective agricultural sector, and we are considering how best to support the needs of the sector both before and after we leave the EU.</p><p>Defra considers the latest data and works closely with industry to understand labour demand and supply, including on the seasonal workforce. The data provided by British Summer Fruits is a welcome addition to our evidence base.</p><p> </p><p>To give businesses and citizens certainty, the UK and EU have reached agreement on the terms of an implementation period that will start on 30 March 2019 and last until 31 December 2020. Until the end of December 2020, employers in the agricultural and food processing sectors can recruit EU citizens to fill vacancies, and those arriving to work will be able to stay in the UK afterwards.</p><p>Whilst the UK prepares to leave the EU, Defra is working closely with the Home Office to ensure that there is a long term strategy for agricultural labour as part of our future immigration policy.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/06/2018 10:24:09 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick