HC Deb 14 November 1996 vol 285 c312W
Mr. Harvey

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make an assessment of the applicability of those sections of the Employment Act 1973 covering employment agencies to the activities of international executive search agencies operating in the United Kingdom. [3776]

Mr. John M. Taylor

The applicability of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and associated regulations to the activities of international executive search agencies is a matter to be assessed by my Department on a case-by-case basis.