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Agriculture: Vacancies

Commons · Question 32840 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the recent decline in the number of agricultural workers.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 3 Mar 2025

We recognise that it is vital that the agricultural sector have the labour they need to harvest great British produce and grow their businesses. For this reason, Defra regularly monitors agricultural labour numbers, with the most recent assessment for 1 J...