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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-22more like thismore than 2024-01-22
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2024 to Question 9608, what steps he is taking to improve conditions for migrant workers on the Seasonal Worker Scheme since May 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Liverpool, Walton more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Carden more like this
uin 10887 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-30more like thismore than 2024-01-30
answer text <p>The Home Office keeps all aspects of the Seasonal Worker route under ongoing review and works closely with DEFRA to monitor the scheme to ensure operators adhere to the stringent requirements set for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the seasonal workers. This includes changes made on 12<sup>th</sup> April 2023, introducing rules ensuring seasonal workers are guaranteed a minimum number of 32 hours’ paid work each week. We have also increased UKVI compliance capacity to monitor welfare.</p><p>The operators of the scheme are, and must remain, licensed by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).</p> more like this
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-30T16:30:17.46Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-30T16:30:17.46Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
4651
label Biography information for Dan Carden more like this
1676368
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-12-07more like thismore than 2023-12-07
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Oral Statement of 4 December 2023 on Legal Migration, Official Report, column 41-43, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the changes to (a) visa and (b) immigration rules on seasonal industries, broken down by industry. more like this
tabling member constituency Swansea West more like this
tabling member printed
Geraint Davies more like this
uin 5751 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-12more like thismore than 2023-12-12
answer text <p>Our Points Based System enables the Government to prioritise the skills and talent we need to help our economy grow and support our NHS, while encouraging investment in, and protecting, our own resident workforce. In arriving at this package of measures, we have been mindful of the need to balance the impacts on economic growth and the needs of the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government regularly considers policy proposals and the impacts these will have. The policy proposals do not directly discriminate against people on the basis of the protected characteristics, there may be some indirect impacts. We consider the measures to be proportionate means of achieving the legitimate aims of managing immigration, attracting high-skilled individuals, controlling our borders and protecting the UK taxpayer.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
grouped question UIN
5730 more like this
5731 more like this
5732 more like this
5733 more like this
5742 more like this
5743 more like this
5750 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-12T17:11:23.86Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-12T17:11:23.86Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
155
label Biography information for Geraint Davies more like this
1540152
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-11-07more like thismore than 2022-11-07
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides any help to find a new sponsor and travel for workers who have applied and been granted entry clearance to the UK on an agricultural Seasonal Worker visa but whose sponsor or Scheme Operator loses their licence before the worker travels to the UK; and whether such workers can claim for payments made for visas and travel. more like this
tabling member constituency Rochdale more like this
tabling member printed
Tony Lloyd more like this
uin 80601 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-11-15more like thismore than 2022-11-15
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 more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
grouped question UIN
80602 more like this
80603 more like this
80604 more like this
80605 more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-11-15T17:19:06.78Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-15T17:19:06.78Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
450
label Biography information for Tony Lloyd more like this
1538418
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-11-01more like thismore than 2022-11-01
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Temporary Worker Seasonal Worker visa; and what plans they have, if any, to revise the scheme. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Rose of Monewden more like this
uin HL3118 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-11-15more like thismore than 2022-11-15
answer text <p>The Home Office keeps all aspects of the Seasonal Worker route under close and ongoing review. There are no current plans to make substantive revisions to this route.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-11-15T16:07:39.96Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-15T16:07:39.96Z
answering member
4950
label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth more like this
tabling member
4326
label Biography information for Lord Rose of Monewden more like this
1537382
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-31more like thismore than 2022-10-31
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to loosen visa restrictions for seasonal temporary workers to tackle labour shortages. more like this
tabling member constituency York Outer more like this
tabling member printed
Julian Sturdy more like this
uin 74650 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-11-09more like thismore than 2022-11-09
answer text <p>The Seasonal Worker route has been extended until 2024, with 40,000 visas available for 2022, consisting of 38,000 for horticulture and 2,000 for the poultry sector. The route has been extended to support our farmers growing fruit and vegetables as they adapt to changes in the UK labour market. The Government is keeping the position under close review.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-11-09T15:46:01.817Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-09T15:46:01.817Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
previous answer version
32639
answering member constituency Newark more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4079
label Biography information for Julian Sturdy more like this
1537775
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-10-31more like thismore than 2022-10-31
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which countries are workers entering the UK on the 8 week poultry visa being recruited from; what monitoring of the scheme is in place to ensure that workers are not being charged recruitment fees; and what systems are in place to provide redress where fees are being charged. more like this
tabling member constituency North East Fife more like this
tabling member printed
Wendy Chamberlain more like this
uin 74926 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-11-09more like thismore than 2022-11-09
answer text <p>The Seasonal Worker route is an ‘operator led’ immigration route, scheme operators are selected to manage the placement of workers on UK farms and to ensure their welfare in the UK.</p><p>These operators are selected by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs through a fair and open selection process and recommended to the Home Office – who assess the operator’s suitability to become a licensed sponsor.</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> more like this
answering member constituency Newark more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-11-09T17:57:27.397Zmore like thismore than 2022-11-09T17:57:27.397Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
previous answer version
32592
answering member constituency Newark more like this
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4765
label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain more like this
1198403
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-06-01more like thismore than 2020-06-01
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding fruit picking to the Shortage Occupation List; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Timms more like this
uin 51541 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-04more like thismore than 2020-06-04
answer text <p>The Shortage Occupation Lists (SOL) are set on the advice of the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). The MAC is currently conducting a review of the SOL with particular reference to jobs which are at RQF levels 3-5 (A-level and above).</p> more like this
answering member constituency Torbay more like this
answering member printed Kevin Foster more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-04T14:41:51.657Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-04T14:41:51.657Z
answering member
4451
label Biography information for Kevin Foster more like this
tabling member
163
label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
1167589
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-31more like thismore than 2019-10-31
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What the Government's policy is on seasonal migrant workers after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
tabling member printed
Harriett Baldwin more like this
uin 900260 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-11-05more like thismore than 2019-11-05
answer text <p>As they do now, EU citizens can continue to for work in the UK in 2019 and 2020. The Government launched the Seasonal Workers Pilot in April and all 2,500 non-EEA migrant workers have now been recruited for 2019. This pilot will continue to run in 2020 and is being evaluated for its ability to assist in alleviating labour shortages during peak production periods. This will help inform future immigration policy.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-11-05T09:17:28.43Zmore like thismore than 2019-11-05T09:17:28.43Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this