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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues ensuring that farm productivity will not be affected by changes in the availability of non-UK EU labour when the UK leaves the EU.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many workers from (a) non-UK EU countries and (b) other countries were employed in the (i) Welsh and (ii) the British agricultural sector in each of the last six years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/823099/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<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 \u201cAgriculture in the UK\u201d, 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>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with farmers and growers on future access to foreign workers; and whether he plans to reintroduce the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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