Livestock Industry: Migrant Workers
Commons · Question 112295 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact on farm businesses and the sheep industry of the withdrawal of visa concessions allowing for temporary employment of sheep shea
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 23 Feb 2026
Defra recognises the good work that British Wool does in training domestic sheep shearers and the continued challenges the industry faces with a national sheep flock of around 30m sheep in sourcing sufficient numbers of trained shearers. We are also aware...