Source · Select Committees · Foreign Affairs Committee

Recommendation 17

17 Not Addressed

Review visa issuance and establish more application centres for migrant workers

Recommendation
The Migrant Workers Scheme is highly effective, with benefits for the UK, the workers themselves and the societies they are returning to. We see huge potential for this to be expanded for agricultural workers and other trades. We recommend that the Government reviews its ability to issue visas and provide more options, including application centres closer to the populations that require them. In order to enhance the benefits of the programme we suggest that the Government considers an additional element to provide vocational training as well as cultural experiences for those workers visiting the UK. (Paragraph 67) Security, drugs and violent extremism
Government Response Summary
The government restates the committee's recommendation regarding the Migrant Workers Scheme but the response is truncated.
Government Response Not Addressed
HM Government Not Addressed
The Migrant Workers Scheme is highly effective, with benefits for the UK, the workers themselves and the societies they are returning to. We see huge potential for this to be expanded for agricultural workers and other trades. We recommend that the Government reviews its ability to issue visas and provide more options, including application centres closer to the populations that require them. In order to enhance the benefits of the programme we suggest that the Government considers an additional