Livestock Industry: Migrant Workers
Commons · Question 112289 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the visa concession for temporary employment as sheep shearers on the sheep industry.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 23 Feb 2026
Immigration Rules concessionary arrangements are temporary and subject to regular Ministerial review. The sheep shearing concession had been operating for 14 years and closed after the 2025 shearing season as it reasonable to expect that over this period ...