Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the seasonal agricultural workers scheme to ensure sufficient workers are available for the 2021 poultry season in the run up to Christmas 2021.

There are currently no plans to expand the scope of the Seasonal Workers Pilot beyond the edible horticulture sector.

UK employers should in the first instance look to the domestic labour market before looking to facilitate recruitment from overseas.