Livestock Industry: Migrant Workers
Commons · Question 115036 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of withdrawing the visa concession for temporary employment as sheep shearers on (a) animal welfare in Wales and (b) the We
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 3 Mar 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 is reasonable to expect that over this peri...