Business Compliance
Employer compliance, sponsor licenses, business regulations, workplace enforcement
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 4PMQs 2025-11-19
It is an open secret that the gig economy is a magnet for organised crime and illegal workers. As Christmas approaches and demand increases, so do the associated risks. Will the Prime Minister please ...
PMQs 2025-07-09
Tax evasion, money laundering, illicit goods, and illegal working all undermine our high streets. In my constituency of Freeman Street, this challenges local business confidence and community cohesion...
PMQs 2024-05-08
In addition to losing two Tory MPs in two weeks, the Prime Minister has been on the receiving end of some of the biggest by-election swings in history. He has also lost 1,500 Tory councillors, half of...
PMQs 2021-05-26
With the closure of the EU settlement scheme and lack of clarity from the Home Office regarding guidance on late applications, what will happen to those who miss the deadline and face potential illega...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 16Civil Service Visa Sponsorship 2026-03-05
Hundreds of public sector bodies, including a number of Departments and arm's length bodies, are registered to sponsored visas, as the Minister will know. Does she agree that the public sector should ...
Illegal Migrants Pull Factors 2026-02-09
Last week, The Times reported that companies previously abusing the work visa system are allowed to continue sponsoring visas. What message does this send to companies breaking rules?...
Illegal Migrants Pull Factors 2026-02-09
The false narrative that Britain is broken due to illegal migrants is causing public distress. Arresting, detaining, and deporting anyone who arrives illegally would be necessary, even if it means der...
Illegal Migrants Pull Factors 2026-02-09
Illegal immigration, illegal working and illegal trading frequently go hand in hand. While I welcome the shop raids last summer, without tackling illegality at source, the police and trading standards...
Care Companies Exploitation of Migrant Workers 2026-01-05
My constituent, a migrant care worker, was asked to pay £3,600 to her employer, a private care company, for a sponsorship application that never happened. The company is now keeping the money, with no...
Care Companies Exploitation of Migrant Workers 2026-01-05
I am disappointed to hear that the Minister is not looking at a common certificate of sponsorship. Has he made a decision, with his colleagues, on whether care workers will be considered in the same g...
Topical Questions 2026-01-05
Nearly 17,000 companies licensed to sponsor worker visas have five or fewer employees. How sure is the Home Secretary that these are not bogus companies offering a back door to Britain?...
Digital ID Scheme 2025-12-04
The Minister’s answer makes it clear that this announcement was not a policy—it was a late party conference stunt. The Government obviously have not thought it through; it is clear that the Prime Mini...
Digital ID Scheme 2025-12-04
Britain has a proud track record of providing refuge for people fleeing persecution and war, but when tens of thousands of people are travelling across many safe countries to get here, it is clear tha...
Topical Questions 2025-07-07
It is now clear that the Home Secretary has lost control of our borders. So far, 2025 has been the worst year in history when it comes to illegal immigrants crossing the channel. Her claim to be smash...