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Written Question
Fisheries
Thursday 1st February 2024

Asked by: Sheryll Murray (Conservative - South East Cornwall)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support fishing communities.

Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

We are supporting fishing communities by:

  • Negotiating quotas of 750,000 tonnes to fish in 2024, an 80,000 tonne increase compared to 2023 which will deliver an up to £70 million boost for our fishing industry.
  • And we are going even further, by developing new fisheries for species like Bluefin Tuna, and providing £100 million through the UK Seafood Fund.
Written Question
Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
Thursday 25th May 2023

Asked by: Sheryll Murray (Conservative - South East Cornwall)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Seasonal Worker visa on the adequacy of the number of people available to fill seasonal farming roles.

Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This Government is committed to ensuring that the farming sector has the labour it needs to support food security, including supporting domestic workers and skills, and investment in automation.

We commissioned the Independent Review into Labour Shortages in the Food Supply Chain to consider how we can further support this, and look forward to receiving the report by the summer.

As set out at the recent UK Farm to Fork Summit, we will make 45,000 Seasonal Worker visas available for 2023 and 2024, with an additional 10,000 if needed.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Jun 2022
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 23 Jun 2022
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 14 Jun 2022
Inshore Fishing Fleet

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 14 Jun 2022
Inshore Fishing Fleet

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Jan 2022
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Dec 2021
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Dec 2021
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 02 Dec 2021
Pet Travel

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