Livestock Industry: Seasonal Workers
Commons · Question 117904 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reconsider the termination of the temporary visa free access scheme for overseas seasonal sheep shearers from Australia and New Zealand.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 9 Mar 2026
All Immigration Rules concessionary arrangements are temporary and subject to regular Ministerial review. The sheep shearing concession has been operating for 14 years and the sheep farming sector has made significant efforts to provide skills training wi...