Written Question·Home Office·UIN 115034
Livestock Industry: Migrant Workers
Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026
Question
Ben Lake
Plaid Cymru — Ceredigion Preseli
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Welsh Government on the withdrawal of the visa concession for temporary employment as sheep shearers.
Answer
Mike TappImmigration Rules concessionary arrangements are temporary and subject to regular Ministerial review. The sheep shearing concession had been operating for 14 years and closed after the 2025 shearing season as it is reasonable to expect that over this peri...
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