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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

1079611

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
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 whether consideration will be given to extending the pilot replacement Seasonal Agricultural Workers (SAWs) Scheme to allow previous licensed SAWs operators to recruit sufficient skilled seasonal manual workers for the coming growing season.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL14153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The Seasonal Workers Pilot is different to the previous Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme, which ran until 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The pilot will be run by two operators who will act as third party providers of labour. The Home Office have concluded that two scheme operators is the optimal number for managing this pilot. Defra ran a competitive selection process to select the two operators.</p><p> </p><p>The pilot is not designed to meet the full labour needs of the horticultural sector. Rather, the Government is seeking to evaluate the pilot’s ability to assist in alleviating labour shortages during peak production periods. We wish to assess fully this pilot before taking any decisions on future arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 15/03/2019 12:10:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
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

1077566

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2019 to Question 220952 on Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Scheme, whether it will be possible for seasonal workers who have spent six months in any twelve month period working in the UK under the scheme and have left the UK to re-apply to the scheme and return to the UK.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	226161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>The Immigration Rules set no limit to the number of times a migrant worker can be granted leave under the Seasonal Workers Pilot, provided that grant of leave would not result in them spending more than six months in the UK during any rolling 12 month period.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/03/2019 16:00:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1060612

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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, whether seasonal workers who come to the UK through the seasonal agricultural workers pilot scheme (a) will be asked to leave the country after a period of time, (b) how long this period of time will be and (c) whether it will be possible for those workers to re-apply to the pilot scheme after they have left the UK.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	220952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>As the Government has set out in the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules laid before this House on 11 December (HC 1779), migrants granted leave for the Seasonal Workers Pilot can spend a maximum of six months working in the UK, in any 12 month period.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/02/2019 16:49:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1059883

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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 discussions he has had with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority on (a) the seasonal agricultural workers pilot scheme and (b) the tier 5 sponsorship licence for that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	220214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The holding of a Gangmaster Labour and Abuse Authority (GLAA) licence is a pre-requisite for becoming a Tier 5 licenced sponsor for the Seasonal Workers Pilot and the Home Office is working closely with the GLAA.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/02/2019 15:18:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1056871

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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, if he will publish the responses to Annex A of the Seasonal Workers Pilot Request for Information submitted by (a) Pro-Force Limited and (b) Concordia UK.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	218320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>Defra has no plans to publish the responses to the Request for Information, as this could potentially harm the commercial interests of the parties who responded to it.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/02/2019 13:46:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1056876

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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, who his Department consulted in assessing responses to Annex A of the Seasonal Workers Pilot Request for Information.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	218321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>The responses to the request for information (RFI) were assessed by a panel of Defra officials, against the criteria set out in the RFI. The review process included assessment by commercial and finance specialists. The Pilot was designed by Defra and the Home Office, with input from industry.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/02/2019 11:42:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1056880

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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, whether bad weather payments will be available to workers under the pilot Seasonal Agricultural Scheme where weather conditions cause work to be unavailable or of limited availability during the period of migrants' stay.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	218322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The operators of the Seasonal Workers Pilot must ensure that the payment of overseas workers conforms with all relevant UK and EU legislation, including the National Minimum Wage Act or the relevant Agricultural Wages Order where such an order applies.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/02/2019 17:23:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald