Written Question·Home Office·UIN 13703

Fast Food: Delivery Services

Tabled: 11 November 2024

Answered: 19 November 2024

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with major food delivery companies on steps to tackle the employment of illegal workers.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Home Office is determined to clamp down on illegal working, including in the gig economy. It is already a criminal offence to work illegally in the UK, and a person’s permission to stay can also be cancelled. The Home Office and the Department for Bus...

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