Written questions

Agriculture: Health and Safety

Commons · Question 68659 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 22 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by John Whitby

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to improve workplace health and safety protections for farm and agricultural workers.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 22 Jul 2025

In line with its published Strategy 2022 to 2032, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) focuses on the most effective and efficient ways to improve the health and safety performance of all industries in Great Britain, including farming. Between 2018 and 2...