Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the ITN investigation into seasonal worker accommodation, broadcast 5 September 2024; and if she will take regulatory steps to ensure that accommodation on farms for seasonal agricultural workers on the Seasonal Worker visa meets minimum standards for (a) occupancy rates and (b) quality.

We recognise the importance of all seasonal workers living in safe accommodation.

Guidance is issued to sponsors for seasonal agricultural workers on the Seasonal Worker visa. It sets a requirement that scheme operators must ensure that safe and hygienic accommodation is in place, that complies with all relevant UK laws.