Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Eilidh Whiteford

Thursday 7th July 2016 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

Agriculture shows are fantastic. I have been to a large number this year, culminating in the fantastic Norfolk show last week. I want to give my compliments to the Trawden show and wish it all the best for 14 August.

[Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan) (SNP)]

Literally thousands of EU nationals play an indispensable role in fish processing and agriculture businesses in my constituency, yet this week the Government have failed to give any reassurance that these people will be allowed to live and work here post-Brexit. Will the Secretary of State and her Ministers make every effort to use all their influence with the Home Secretary to provide some certainty at an early stage for these people and these businesses?

[Elizabeth Truss]

As I said in response to an earlier question, I agree that the EU workers are an important part of both the agriculture and fishing sectors, and we are working on this at the moment.