Oral Question·Home Office
“If she will review the temporary worker visa regulations for the fish processing sector.”
Tabled: 1 July 2025Answered: 7 July 2025
Asked by
Seamus Logan
Scottish National Party — Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Seema Malhotra)
The seasonal worker route is designed to support the horticulture and poultry sectors, both of which have short-term seasonal production peaks. I discussed these issues with the Scottish Minister during my visit to Peterhead fish market in February. There is not the same evidence of seasonal patterns in the fish processing sector, which would require significant but short-term increases in labour, but I am always happy to discuss these matters with colleagues in the House.