§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will ask local authorities to exercise their powers to prevent those people who have been acting as private employment agencies, without a licence, from recruiting mercenaries in their areas.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerUntil regulations are laid down and become operative under the Employment Agencies Act 1973, this is entirely a matter for local authorities, which have powers under local Acts in relation to private employment agencies to determine how those powers should be exercised.