Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 68659

Agriculture: Health and Safety

Tabled: 16 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025

Question

John Whitby

LabourDerbyshire Dales

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to improve workplace health and safety protections for farm and agricultural workers.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
In line with its published Strategy 2022 to 2032, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) focuses on the most effective and efficient ways to improve the health and safety performance of all industries in Great Britain, including farming. Between 2018 and 2...

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