Business Compliance

Employer compliance, sponsor licenses, business regulations, workplace enforcement

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Civil Service Visa Sponsorship 2026-03-05

2026-03-05 Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire) (Conservative)
Partial Answer

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 ...

Answered by: Satvir Kaur

Illegal Migrants Pull Factors 2026-02-09

2026-02-09 Katie Lam (Weald of Kent) (Conservative)
Direct Answer

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?...

Answered by: Shabana Mahmood

Illegal Migrants Pull Factors 2026-02-09

2026-02-09 Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Conservative)
Partial Answer

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...

Answered by: Shabana Mahmood

Illegal Migrants Pull Factors 2026-02-09

2026-02-09 Julie Minns (Carlisle) (Labour)
Direct Answer

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...

Answered by: Shabana Mahmood

Care Companies Exploitation of Migrant Workers 2026-01-05

2026-01-05 Mohammad Yasin (Bedford) (Lab)
Partial Answer

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...

Answered by: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mike Tapp)

Care Companies Exploitation of Migrant Workers 2026-01-05

2026-01-05 Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD)
Partial Answer

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...

Answered by: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mike Tapp)

Topical Questions 2026-01-05

2026-01-05 Blake Stephenson (Mid Bedfordshire) (Con)
Partial Answer

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?...

Answered by: Mike Tapp

Digital ID Scheme 2025-12-04

2025-12-04 Mike Wood (Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) (Con)
Partial Answer

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...

Answered by: Josh Simons (Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office)

Digital ID Scheme 2025-12-04

2025-12-04 Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab)
Direct Answer

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...

Answered by: Josh Simons (Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office)

Topical Questions 2025-07-07

2025-07-07 Chris Philp (Croydon South) (Con)
Evasion / No Answer

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...

Answered by: The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Yvette Cooper)

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