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Undocumented Workers: Gig Economy

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 24 February 2025UIN 30576

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people working illegally in the gig economy in England and Wales.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Home Office does not hold the requested data. Recent joint work between the Office for National Statistics and the Home Office explains the complexities of measuring numbers in this area. Measuring illegal migration: our current view - Office for National Statistics.

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