Agriculture: Foreign Workers Debate
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Baroness Masham of Ilton
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Agriculture: Foreign Workers
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Lord Gardiner of Kimble
My Lords, that is precisely why the Home Office and Defra have asked the Migration Advisory Committee to look at this with regard to the long-term needs of an important sector of our agricultural industry. That is one of the things I am looking forward to hearing about. As I said, to put it in context, between 2007 and 2013 the only element of the scheme was to deal with the Romanian and Bulgarian situation.
Baroness Masham of Ilton (CB)
My Lords, I declare my interest in farming. Will the Minister make it easier for seasonal workers to come in from Australia and New Zealand to clip sheep? Is he aware that my sheep are still waiting to be clipped because my British sheep clippers are getting older and they have a big backlog this year?
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
My Lords, that is one of the things we will want to look at as we leave the European Union.