18. Wr. W. E. Garrettasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will review the regulations made under the Employment Agencies Act to ensure that agencies recruiting mercenaries or participants in para-military organisations are brought within its scope.
§ Mr. John GrantNo. The Employment Agencies Act 1973 provides for the licensing and control of all employment agencies and employment businesses with premises in Great Britain. Agencies which deal with persons who enter into employment, and this could include mercenaries, already come within the scope of the Act and the associated regulations. But my right hon. Friend has no power to regulate any organisation acting as an intermediary for people who enter into an arrangement which is not one of employment for the purposes of the Act.