Written questions

Delivery Services: Undocumented Workers

Commons · Question 4550 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to increase the rate of (a) detention and (b) deportation for people found to be working illegally as delivery riders in Britain.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 8 Jun 2026

Illegal working undermines honest employers, undercuts local wages, and fuels the criminal industry of immigration crime. This government is determined to clamp down on this illegal activity in every sector; including in the food delivery sector.Since com...