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17/05/21 Seasonal workers, access to national parks, counting shad

The Government鈥檚 new immigration policy could leave Britain's food supply-chain at risk, so says a cross party parliamentary committee.

The Government鈥檚 new immigration policy may lead to a threat to Britain鈥檚 food supply-chain because there won鈥檛 be enough workers to pick this summer鈥檚 crops. That鈥檚 according to the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee who鈥檝e been commenting on the Government鈥檚 response to concerns they raised about this, in a report published back in December.
The further easing of some lockdown restrictions will mean more of us can get away from home and enjoy a few days holiday, perhaps in the great outdoors. Visitor numbers are already increasing in National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty so all this week we鈥檙e going to be talking about access to the countryside and some of the issues it raises.
And we're counting fish. A multi-million pound project, Unlocking the Severn, is removing man made obstacles that get in the way of migrating fish on the River Severn. To see whether it鈥檚 making a difference an army of volunteers has been enlisted to count the fish as they swim upstream.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

11 minutes

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  • Mon 17 May 2021 05:45

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