HC Deb 21 May 1996 vol 278 c98W
Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment his Department has made of the cost of the proposed helpline on illegal working; how many people will staff the helpline; and when it will begin. [29952]

Miss Widdecombe

Details of how the helpline will operate are currently under consideration. Full information about the facility will be given to employers in the written guidance to be issued in due course.

Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research his Department has carried out into the ease with which small employers can identify the documents required under clause 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Bill. [29948]

Miss Widdecombe

In our consultation document, we asked respondents, including representatives of small employers, to comment on this point.