| Heading: |
Migrant Workers |
| Question ID: |
1795127 |
| UIN: |
46515 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5273 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Connor Naismith
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| Asking Member handle: |
connor_naismith
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@connor_naismith
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help protect workers on sponsored visas from mistreatment by unscrupulous employers. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-29 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4418 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Justin Madders
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| Answering Member handle: |
justinmadders
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@justinmadders
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| Answer text: |
The Government is committed to tackling serious labour abuse and exploitation. Workers on sponsored visas have the same protections and rights under employment law as British and settled workers. All employers are expected to comply with UK employment law... |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |