§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultations he has held since 1 May concerning the immigration status of persons allowed into the country as personal servants of foreign residents; what recent information he has as to the possible abuse of such persons by their employers; and what plans he has to introduce steps to alter their status or otherwise increase the protections available to them. [23320]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienWe have held several meetings with Kalayaan, the organisation which represents overseas domestic workers and which continues to report cases of abuse, and with Anti-Slavery International. We are reviewing the conditions under which overseas domestic 507W workers accompanying employers to the United Kingdom are admitted with the aim of increasing their protection and reducing the possibilities of abuse.