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Written question asked by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 5 September 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 September 2003. It was answered by Chris Pond (Labour) on Thursday, 18 September 2003 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Dept for Work and Pensions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what costs have been incurred since the inception of (a) Operation Gangmaster and (b) the Gangmaster Working Group; what funds remain unallocated in each case; and if he will make a statement. - It is not possible to identify separately how much is spent on Operation Gangmaster activity.
Answer

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what costs have been incurred since the inception of (a) Operation Gangmaster and (b) the Gangmaster Working Group; what funds remain unallocated in each case; and if he will make a statement. [128785] Mr. Pond: It is not possible to identify separately how much is spent on Operation Gangmaster activity.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
128785; 410 c913W;410 c911W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Agriculture Casual workers Finance Gangmasters Seasonal workers Operation Gangmaster
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk