Question follow-through · 112295
Livestock Industry: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact on farm businesses and the sheep industry of the withdrawal of visa concessions allowing for temporary employment of sheep shea
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 23 Feb 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact on farm businesses and the sheep industry of the withdrawal of visa concessions allowing for temporary employment of sheep shea
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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23 Feb 2026
Answer published
Defra recognises the good work that British Wool does in training domestic sheep shearers and the continued challenges the industry faces with a national sheep flock of around 30m sheep in sourcing sufficient numbers of trained shearers. We are also aware...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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