Question follow-through · 21078

UK Border Force: Seasonal Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18824 on UK Border Force: Seasonal Workers, what steps her Department has taken to mitigate the potential loss of capacity provided by the Border

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Jan 2025
Answer
10 Jan 2025 · 23 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18824 on UK Border Force: Seasonal Workers, what steps her Department has taken to mitigate the potential loss of capacity provided by the Border

  2. 6 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Border Force’s seasonal workforce staff were recruited on fixed-term contracts to assist at the UK Border, covering shifts when operationally required, such as during peak periods of travel, and subject to their availability. These contracts utilised an a...

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