Written questions

Undocumented Workers: Gig Economy

Commons · Question 87895 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Louie French

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enforcement actions have been taken against gig economy companies found to have engaged workers without the legal right to work in the United Kingdom since 4 July 2024.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 17 Nov 2025

The Home Office does not hold an estimate of the prevalence of illegalworking among people using app-based delivery platforms. The recent jointwork between the Office for National Statistics and the Home Office explainsthe complexities - Measuring illegal...