Written question asked by Justin Tomlinson (Conservative) on Monday, 12 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 March 2012. It was answered by Damian Green (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 March 2012 on behalf of the Home Office.

Foreign Workers: Domestic Service

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what statistics her office holds on the number of migrant domestic workers reporting unlawful working conditions.

Answer: [holding answer 15 March 2012]: This information is not held in a format compatible with National Statistics protocols.Published statistics are available on a quarterly and annual basis, which report on the number of overseas domestic workers granted settlement. In 2010, the number of grants was 1,062¹."¹ Data taken from tables 'se.03' of the statistical release ““Immigration Statistics October-December 2011””. This publication is available ""from the Library of the House and from the Home Office science, research and statistics website at:""http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/immigration-asylum-research/immigration-q4-2011"

Secondary information