Oral Question·Department for Education
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 8 May 2018Answered: 14 May 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
My hon. Friend is an excellent champion for Rochdale and, I know, a strong supporter of his local police and trading standards teams. Since we came to power, we have ramped up enforcement raids on illegal working. Arrests have gone up by 50%, and we are tightening the law on delivery drivers. Digital ID will help us to tackle illegal working, and we are rolling out the use of e-visas to have digital records of immigration status and allowing on-the-spot checks of anybody’s right to work.