Written questions by Law.

Whether she has plans to formally respond to the Worker Support Centre Annual Report 2024, published on 14 February 2025.

The Home Office keeps all aspects of the Seasonal Worker route under close and ongoing review, including the welfare of participating workers. The Government has noted the contents of the Worker Support Centre Annual Review 2024 and will give due consideration to the issues raised when reviewing the Seasonal Worker route. A key objective of the route is to ensure that overseas workers are protected against modern slavery and other labour abuses. The sponsor licence regime places a broad range of responsibilities on Scheme Operators to ensure that the rights of migrant workers are protected. Ministers will continue to engage with a range of interested parties on these issues, including the Seasonal Worker Interest Group.

How many Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority inspections on farms employing workers on the Seasonal Worker visa were carried out in each of the last five years in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales, and (d) Northern Ireland.

The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) can deploy their officers to any part of the country when there is capacity and a need to do so. The GLAA have employed the following number of compliance officers and enforcement officers over the last five years:2020 - 13 Compliance Officers, 38 Enforcement Officers2021 - 13 Compliance Officers, 43 Enforcement Officers2022 - 14 Compliance Officers, 40 Enforcement Officers2023 - 13 Compliance Officers, 39 Enforcement Officers2024 - 13 Compliance Officers, 35 Enforcement Officers2025 - 13 Compliance Officers, 34 Enforcement OfficersThe GLAA does not hold the specific data requested on the number of farms they have inspected that employ workers on a Seasonal Worker visa.

How many Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority inspectors were operational in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales, and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) can deploy their officers to any part of the country when there is capacity and a need to do so. The GLAA have employed the following number of compliance officers and enforcement officers over the last five years:2020 - 13 Compliance Officers, 38 Enforcement Officers2021 - 13 Compliance Officers, 43 Enforcement Officers2022 - 14 Compliance Officers, 40 Enforcement Officers2023 - 13 Compliance Officers, 39 Enforcement Officers2024 - 13 Compliance Officers, 35 Enforcement Officers2025 - 13 Compliance Officers, 34 Enforcement OfficersThe GLAA does not hold the specific data requested on the number of farms they have inspected that employ workers on a Seasonal Worker visa.

Whether her Department plans to allocate funding to support (a) refugees and (b) asylum seekers from budgets other than Official Development Assistance.

The UK reports ODA spending consistent with internationally agreed OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rules, which includes certain basic support costs for refugees and asylum seekers. The Home Office uses non-ODA funding for all other costs not permitted by the DAC rules.