§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many employers were convicted660W of employing an illegal entrant to the United Kingdom in each of the last five years; what was the average fine imposed on such employers; how many employers were found not guilty; and how such illegal employment was detected. [2760]
§ Mr. Kirkhope[holding answer 28 November 1995]: It is not an offence under current legislation for an employer to employ an illegal entrant.