Written questions

Seasonal workers: Agriculture

Commons · Question 37203 · Tabled 11 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Health and Safety Executive have taken to prevent health and safety hazards on farms employing workers on the Seasonal Worker visa in each of the last five years in (a) Scotland, (b) Engl

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 19 Mar 2025

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety, this includes workplace health and safety risks created in agriculture. Over the last 5 years, HSE has taken the following steps to address on-farm heal...