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1682143

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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, with reference to the report entitled UK government ‘breaching international law’ with seasonal worker scheme, says UN envoy, published on 12 January 2024, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the comments made by the UN’s special rapporteur on modern slavery on the UK's seasonal worker scheme.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	9608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the comments attributed to the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Modern Slavery regarding the operation of the Seasonal Worker Scheme in a recent press article. We do not, however, recognise the description of the operation of the UK’s Seasonal Worker route put forward in that article, on which the UN’s Special Rapporteur appear to be based.</p><p>The Home Office keeps all aspects of the Seasonal Worker route under close and ongoing review, including the welfare of participating overseas workers.</p><p> </p><p>A key objective of the route is to ensure that migrant workers are protected against modern slavery and other labour abuses. The Home Office takes any allegations of mistreatment or abuse of this route extremely seriously. We will always take decisive action where we believe abusive practices are taking place or the conditions of the route are not being met.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/01/2024 15:43:56 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1666593

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
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, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism's report into the Seasonal Worker scheme, published on 22 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	203920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office keeps all aspects of the Seasonal Worker route under close and ongoing review, including the welfare of participating overseas workers.</p><p> </p><p>A key objective of the route is to ensure that migrant workers are protected against modern slavery and other labour abuses and the Home Office takes any allegations of mistreatment or abuse on this route extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The operators of the scheme are, and must remain, licensed by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).</p><p> </p><p>The Scheme Operators are responsible for managing all aspects of the recruitment and placement of workers on UK farms and ensuring their welfare in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office and Defra monitor the scheme closely to ensure operators adhere to the stringent requirements set for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the seasonal workers.</p><p> </p><p>The Sponsor a Seasonal Worker guidance is kept under regular review and updated and published as required.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 203924 question first answered 26/10/2023 08:51:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1608357

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2023 to Question 165227 on Agriculture: Seasonal Workers, whether the guarantee of a minimum of 32 hours of work every week from 1 April 2023 for people on the seasonal worker visa scheme will mean that workers must be paid for at least 32 hours work each week regardless of their pay period or if the 32 hours per week can be averaged over the worker’s pay period.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	175514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>A key objective of the route is to ensure that migrant workers are protected against modern slavery and other labour abuses.</p><p>The Home Office has made ongoing enhancements to the route over the lifetime of its operation, most recently adding a mandatory minimum hours pay requirement to the Immigration Rules, ensuring that all workers will receive a guaranteed 32 hours of paid employment per week.</p><p>Where a worker is paid on a weekly basis, they must receive pay for 32 hours of work. Where workers are paid over a longer period, for example on a fortnightly or monthly basis, some reasonable averaging is permitted. We monitor this closely and workers must not be required to work excessive hours at the end of their pay period in order to achieve the 32 hour average.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/04/2023 08:49:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1580837

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2023 to Question 120891 on Agriculture: Seasonal Workers, how many monitoring visits to seasonal worker visa scheme operators and growers her (a) Department and (b) the Home Office carried out in(i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	132303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data on monitoring visits to seasonal worker visa scheme operators.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/02/2023 09:41:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1566060

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
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, with reference to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s (ICIBI) report entitled An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the agricultural sector, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the comments in that report that (a) front-line Home Office compliance staff confirmed that there was a lack of follow-up, with some explaining that they were very reactive and (b) staff did not know what happened with the reports or whether the issues were reported to more senior officials.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	120893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in our acceptance of ICBI recommendations, the Department intends to form a dedicated team to monitor the operational immigration elements of the scheme. This will include introducing new guidance and training, recruitment of specialist staff, and an enhanced use of intelligence.</p><p>The Department will produce a communications and engagement roadmap which will be completed by April 2023.</p><p>We will also prepare a document setting out the roles and responsibilities of various Home Office units involved with the Seasonal Worker route. This will be completed by July 2023.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/01/2023 10:48:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1540157

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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, what help her Department provides for workers who have travelled to the UK on the agricultural Seasonal Worker visa scheme and have their employment ended after a short period.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	80603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to comment on hypothetical scenarios, each individual case will be considered on its own merits and in accordance with the immigration rules and guidance in place at the time.</p><p>As the published guidance states Seasonal Workers are permitted to work for more than one employer and it is the responsibility of the scheme operator to match workers with a suitable employer.</p><p>The Scheme Operators are responsible for managing all aspects of the recruitment and placement of workers on UK farms and ensuring their welfare in the UK. This includes ensuring ethical recruitment practices, in line with Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority regulations, and that workers are fully supported throughout their stay.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office closely monitors the scheme operators to ensure they are complying with their sponsor duties. Non-compliance with the guidance could result in the revocation of their sponsor license.</p><p>Seasonal Workers receive the same protections under UK law as resident workers, including employment laws. Such laws are enforced by the relevant regulator.</p><p>The Single Enforcement Body, lead by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is a substantial organisational change and we are making sure all aspects have been considered. The new body requires primary legislation so timing depends on the Parliamentary timetable.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 80601 80602 80604 80605 question first answered 15/11/2022 17:19:06 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1352545

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
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 recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of the pilot scheme for 30,000 seasonal agricultural workers in 2021.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	41868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>The pilot scheme is subject to ongoing evaluation activity and we will make an assessment of it prior to a decision whether to extend its provisions into future years.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/09/2021 15:48:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1332002

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
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 applications were received for the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme for the 2021 season.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	14063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on Seasonal Worker visas in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p>Data on the number of Seasonal Worker visa applications are published in table Vis_D01 of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/962146/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-dec-2020.xlsx" target="_blank">entry clearance visas applications and outcomes</a> dataset while numbers of decisions can be found in table Vis_D02. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook.</p><p>The latest data relates to the year ending March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/06/2021 15:17:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1173159

registered interest
date	24/01/2020
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, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme prior to making the decision to expand it.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	7662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>We are satisfied with how the pilot has been operating.</p><p>We are still gathering evidence prior to a full evaluation and the expansion of the pilot will assist this. Our election manifesto set out plans to expand the pilot.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/01/2020 16:40:40 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1149456

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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 on the seasonal workers pilot scheme were allocated to (a) operators and (b) businesses in (i) Angus, (ii) Perth and North Perthshire, (iii) Stirling, (iv) Ochil and South Perthshire and (v) North East Fife.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The numbers of visa applications made, approved and refused under Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme are published in the quarterly Immigration statistics. This information is available on the Gov.uk website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables</a></p><p>The Seasonal Workers Pilot is a UK wide scheme. The recruitment and placement of migrant workers is managed by the two scheme operators who have been licensed to manage the pilot. Both scheme operators cover the whole of the country and in 2019 both operators were allocated 1,250 scheme places. The Home Office does not hold information relating to the allocation of workers to specific regions.</p><p>Any places allocated to applicants who subsequently decide not to travel to the UK are made available to other applicants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 722 723 724 725 727 728 question first answered 21/10/2019 16:09:46 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown