Livestock Industry: Seasonal Workers — Written Question

Question

Brian Mathew

Liberal Democrat — Melksham and Devizes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the Seasonal Shearing Concession on a) ensuring adequate numbers of shearers during the summer season and b) sheep

Answer

Mike Tapp

All Immigration Rules concessionary arrangements are temporary and subject to regular Ministerial review. The sheep shearing concession has been operating for 14 years and the sheep farming sector has made significant efforts to provide skills training wi...

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