Written Question·Home Office·UIN 83290
Visas: Skilled Workers
Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help support skilled fishermen in Northern Ireland through the visa system.
Answer
Mike TappWe are aware of concerns around labour shortages in the fishing industry and seafood processing sectors. The generally more remote location of the jobs, as well as pay and the challenging working conditions, all present challenges for UK and devolved gove...
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