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Support for British Farming

Proceeding contribution from Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 23 November 2022. It occurred during Debate on Support for British Farming.

The hon. Gentleman is making a proud defence of British farming. One of the challenges is around the seasonal agricultural workers scheme—that is certainly true in my constituency, where we will end up with food rotting in the fields, because there are not sufficient people to harvest it. The hon. Gentleman talked about training people from the UK and bringing them into the industry, but does he acknowledge that the changes to the scheme mean that those people from overseas who worked in the sector for a long time are now prevented from coming here and cannot pass on their skills to the next generation?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
723 c118WH 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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