Visas: Skilled Workers
Commons · Question 83290 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help support skilled fishermen in Northern Ireland through the visa system.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 27 Oct 2025
We are aware of concerns around labour shortages in the fishing industry and seafood processing sectors. The generally more remote location of the jobs, as well as pay and the challenging working conditions, all present challenges for UK and devolved gove...