Written Question·Home Office·UIN 87895

Undocumented Workers: Gig Economy

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Mr Louie French

ConservativeOld Bexley and Sidcup

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enforcement actions have been taken against gig economy companies found to have engaged workers without the legal right to work in the United Kingdom since 4 July 2024.

Answer

Mike Tapp
The Home Office does not hold an estimate of the prevalence of illegalworking among people using app-based delivery platforms. The recent jointwork between the Office for National Statistics and the Home Office explainsthe complexities - Measuring illegal...

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