PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Seasonal Workers: Pilot Schemes (14 December 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to consult with expert organisations representing migrant workers on the future of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Pilot Scheme before any further rollout of that scheme.

Asked by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour)

As I set out to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee on 17 November, the UK Government is looking to continue the Seasonal Workers Pilot into 2021.

When making a decision on numbers, as well as the outcomes of the evaluation, we must also consider the ongoing impacts of the pandemic on the wider economy and ensure there are employment opportunities for UK workers.

We will publish the first-year evaluation information in due course, a key part of which will be how the pilot ensured the safeguarding of migrant welfare.

Answered by:
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
17 December 2020