Written questions

Delivery Services: Undocumented Workers

Commons · Question 4551 · 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, whether her department has considered the potential merits of increasing the judicial penalty for illegal working in relation to riders for food delivery companies.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 8 Jun 2026

Clamping down on illegal working is a critical part of this government’s work to restore fairness, order and control within the immigration and asylum system. We have changed the law to ensure companies who utilise flexible worker models, as seen in the f...