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Draft SI on gangmasters (licensing authority). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2004/05).
Draft SI on gangmasters (licensing authority). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2004/05).
Type
Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings
Legislation
Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2005
Subjects
Administration; Agriculture; Casual workers; Employment; Licensing; Enforcement; Gangmasters; Horticulture; Public appointments; Migrant workers; Working conditions; Registration; Seasonal workers; Rules of procedure; Gangmasters Licensing Authority; Operation Gangmaster
Date
28 February 2005
Reference
5th SC on DL
Chamber / Committee
Standing committees
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee reports (Government responses);
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Notes
Received 14.09.04
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Agriculture; Casual workers; Gangmasters; Seasonal workers; Operation Gangmaster
Date
8 September 2004
Reference
HC 1035 2003/04
House
House of Commons
Type
Public acts
Legislation
Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004; Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill 2003/04
Notes
Private Members' Bill (Ballot bill) presented 7 January 2004.
Subjects
Staff; Disclosure of information; Conditions of employment; Data protection; Codes of practice; Crime; Death; Agriculture; Assets; Costs; Cooperation; Competition; Casual workers; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; China; Black economy; Fraud; Employment; Finance; Fees and charges; Licensing; Enforcement; Immigration controls; Immigration; Health and safety; Undocumented migrants; Health and Safety Executive; Government departments; Employment agencies; Food; Gangmasters; Harassment; Migrants; Horticulture; Food supply; Private members' bills; Organised crime; Pay; Powers; Prosecutions; Packaging; Temporary employment; Gangmasters Licensing Authority; Safety; Trade unions; Social security benefits; Migrant workers; Registration; Supermarkets; Seasonal workers; Shellfish; Tax evasion; Impact assessments; Operation Gangmaster; Triads; Morecambe Bay
Date
8 July 2004
Reference
CHAP 11 2004
Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill. Report stage (formal). Third reading debate. Agreed to on question and passed.
Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill. Report stage (formal). Third reading debate. Agreed to on question and passed.
Lead member
Jim Sheridan
Answering member
Alun Michael
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Debates on bills
Legislative stage
Third reading; Report stage
Procedure
Private members' bills proceedings
Legislation
Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill 2003/04
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Death; Agriculture; Assets; Costs; Cooperation; Casual workers; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Employment; Finance; Fees and charges; Licensing; Enforcement; Undocumented migrants; Employment agencies; Food; Gangmasters; Migrants; Horticulture; Powers; Packaging; Migrant workers; Registration; Temporary employment; Supermarkets; Seasonal workers; Shellfish; Tax evasion; Gangmasters Licensing Authority; Operation Gangmaster; Impact assessments; Morecambe Bay
Date
21 May 2004
Reference
421 c1210-43
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Witnesses
Department for Work and Pensions; Food and Rural Affairs Department for Environment; Association of Chief Police Officers; Home Office; Transport and General Workers Union; Chris Pond; Lord Whitty; Baroness Hughes of Stretford; Jim Sheridan; Geraldine Smith; Fusion Personnel
Notes
Received 20.05.04
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Agriculture; Casual workers; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Gangmasters; Seasonal workers; Operation Gangmaster
Date
12 May 2004
Reference
HC 455 2003/04
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Agriculture; Casual workers; Department for Work and Pensions; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Gangmasters; Home Office; Seasonal workers; Operation Gangmaster; Pond, Chris; Whitty, Lord; Hughes of Stretford, Baroness
Commons Library location
CS 850
Date
23 March 2004
Reference
HC 455-ii 2003/04
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Agriculture; Casual workers; Association of Chief Police Officers; Gangmasters; Seasonal workers; Transport and General Workers Union; Operation Gangmaster; Sheridan, Jim; Smith, Geraldine; Fusion Personnel
Commons Library location
CS 850
Date
16 March 2004
Reference
HC 455-i 2003/04
House
House of Commons
Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill. Second Reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Standing Committee.
Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill. Second Reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Standing Committee.
Lead member
Jim Sheridan
Answering member
Alun Michael
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Debates on bills
Legislative stage
Second reading
Procedure
Private members' bills proceedings
Legislation
Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill 2003/04
Subjects
Disclosure of information; Conditions of employment; Data protection; Codes of practice; Crime; Death; Agriculture; Competition; Casual workers; China; Black economy; Fraud; Employment; Fees and charges; Licensing; Enforcement; Immigration controls; Immigration; Health and safety; Undocumented migrants; Health and Safety Executive; Government departments; Gangmasters; Harassment; Horticulture; Food supply; Organised crime; Pay; Prosecutions; Staff; Migrant workers; Social security benefits; Registration; Safety; Trade unions; Supermarkets; Seasonal workers; Shellfish; Tax evasion; Triads; Operation Gangmaster; Morecambe Bay
Date
27 February 2004
Reference
418 c515-77
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Asked by
Peter Luff
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on her Department's involvement in Operation Gangmaster.
Subjects
Casual workers; Licensing; Gangmasters; Payments; Social security benefits; Registration; Operation Gangmaster
Date
5 February 2004
Reference
417 c899-900
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on whether the government intend to support the Gangmaster (Licensing) Bill. - Including figure.
1st supplementary on whether the government intend to support the Gangmaster (Licensing) Bill. - Including figure.
Asked by
Peter Luff
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 February 2004
Subjects
Casual workers; Licensing; Gangmasters; Payments; Social security benefits; Registration; Operation Gangmaster
Date
5 February 2004
Reference
417 c899-900
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Casual workers; Licensing; Gangmasters; Payments; Social security benefits; Registration; Operation Gangmaster
Date
5 February 2004
Reference
417 c899-900
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on her Department's involvement in Operation Gangmaster.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on her Department's involvement in Operation Gangmaster.
Asked by
Peter Luff
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 2004
For answer on
5 February 2004
Answered on
5 February 2004
Subjects
Casual workers; Licensing; Gangmasters; Payments; Social security benefits; Registration; Operation Gangmaster
Date
5 February 2004
Reference
417 c899-900; 152879
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports (Government responses); House of Commons papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Agriculture; Casual workers; Gangmasters; Farmers; Manual workers; Migrant workers; Seasonal workers; Operation Gangmaster
Date
10 December 2003
Reference
HC 122 2003/04
House
House of Commons
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...
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...
Asked by
Vincent Cable
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Chris Pond
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 September 2003
For answer on
18 September 2003
Answered on
18 September 2003
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.
Subjects
Agriculture; Casual workers; Finance; Gangmasters; Seasonal workers; Operation Gangmaster
Date
18 September 2003
Reference
128785; 410 c913W;410 c911W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 17 July 2003, 409 c554W, on Operation Gangmaster, if he will list the members of the West Midlands forum under the Operation Gangmaster initiative.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his Answer of 17 July 2003, 409 c554W, on Operation Gangmaster, if he will list the members of the West Midlands forum under the Operation Gangmaster initiative.
Asked by
Peter Luff
(Conservative)
Answered by
Chris Pond
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 September 2003
For answer on
18 September 2003
Answered on
18 September 2003
Mr. Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer of 17 July 2003, Official Report, column 554W,
on Operation Gangmaster, if he will list the members of the west Midlands forum under the Operation Gangmaster initiative.
[129783]
Mr. Pond: When Operation Gangmaster began in 1998, forums were set up at Walsall and Cambridge to cover the west and east Midlands
respectively. In September 2002 these forums were amalgamated into one forum, which sits at Peterborough.
The organisations represented at the forum are listed. Department for Work and Pensions (Chair and Secretariat) Inland Revenue
United Kingdom Immigration Service National Asylum Support Service H.M Customs and Excise Uniform and plain clothes police officers
Department for Environment, Rural Affairs and Agriculture Department for Trade and Industry Health and Safety Executive
Subjects
Agriculture; Casual workers; Gangmasters; Seasonal workers; West Midlands; Operation Gangmaster
Date
18 September 2003
Reference
129783; 410 c913-4W;410 c911-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been been undertaken of Operation Gangmaster; and what plans there are to make an assessment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been been undertaken of Operation Gangmaster; and what plans there are to make an assessment.
Asked by
Vincent Cable
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Chris Pond
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 September 2003
For answer on
18 September 2003
Answered on
18 September 2003
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment has been undertaken of Operation Gangmaster; and what
plans there are to make an assessment. [128787]
Mr. Pond: A hearing on gangmasters by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee took place before the summer recess.
The report was published on 18 September 2003. Operation Gangmaster will be reviewed in the light of the Committee's
recommendations.
Subjects
Agriculture; Casual workers; Gangmasters; Seasonal workers; Operation Gangmaster
Date
18 September 2003
Reference
128787; 410 c913W;410 c911W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what role his Department has played in Operation Gangmaster in relation to (a) planning, (b) housing, (c) housing benefit, (d) council tax benefit and (e) community cohesion responsibilities of local authorities. - The office of the Deputy Prime Minister is not one of the...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what role his Department has played in Operation Gangmaster in relation to (a) planning, (b) housing, (c) housing benefit, (d) council tax benefit and (e) community cohesion responsibilities of local authorities. - The office of the Deputy Prime Minister is not one of the...
Asked by
Peter Luff
(Conservative)
Answered by
Keith Hill
(Labour)
Answering body
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 September 2003
For answer on
17 September 2003
Answered on
17 September 2003
Mr. Luff: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what role his Department has played in Operation Gangmaster in relation to (a) planning,
(b) housing, (c) housing benefit, (d) council tax benefit and (e) community cohesion responsibilities of local authorities.
[130202]
Keith Hill: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is not one of the Government Departments directly involved in Operation
Gangmaster.
Subjects
Council tax benefits; Casual workers; Community relations; Housing benefit; Housing; Gangmasters; Local government; Planning; Operation Gangmaster
Date
17 September 2003
Reference
130202; 410 c745W;410 c743W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations Operation Gangmaster has (a) sought and (b) received from (i) local authorities, (ii) primary care trusts, (iii) chambers of commerce and (iv) locally based government agencies. - Includes list.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations Operation Gangmaster has (a) sought and (b) received from (i) local authorities, (ii) primary care trusts, (iii) chambers of commerce and (iv) locally based government agencies. - Includes list.
Asked by
Peter Luff
(Conservative)
Answered by
Chris Pond
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 September 2003
For answer on
16 September 2003
Answered on
16 September 2003
Mr. Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations Operation Gangmaster has (a) sought and (b)
received from (i) local authorities, (ii) primary care trusts, (iii) chambers of commerce and (iv) locally based government
agencies. [129779]
Mr. Pond: Operation Gangmaster has neither sought nor received representations from local authorities, primary care trusts or
chambers of commerce. However, we have involved the following organisations on a regional basis as partners in Operation Gangmaster:
Department for Work and Pensions Inland Revenue H M Customs and Excise Department for Environment, Rural Affairs and Agriculture
Department for Trade and Industry Health and Safety Executive U.K. Immigration Service National Asylum Support Service Uniform and
Plain Clothes Police Officers National Criminal Intelligence Service Scottish Executive Social Services
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Agriculture; Chambers of commerce; Casual workers; Employment; Gangmasters; Local government; Primary care trusts; Operation Gangmaster
Date
16 September 2003
Reference
129779; 410 c696W;410 c694W
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee written evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Subjects
Conditions of employment; Agriculture; Casual workers; Gangmasters; Seasonal workers; Operation Gangmaster
Date
10 September 2003
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the progress of Operation Gangmaster. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the progress of Operation Gangmaster. - Inc figures.
Asked by
Peter Luff
(Conservative)
Answered by
Chris Pond
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 July 2003
For answer on
17 July 2003
Answered on
17 July 2003
Mr. Luff: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the progress of Operation Gangmaster.
[126734]
Mr. Pond: Operation Gangmaster began in 1998 and, following disruption caused by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease, was
re-launched in April 2002. Operation Gangmaster brings together representatives from a range of Government Departments and Agencies
and, where appropriate, the police to tackle gangmasters operating illegal practices. This group operates in two ways.
The first function is to gather and collate evidence on gangmasters operating in the informal economy. This intelligence enables us
to ensure that specialist gangmaster compliance activity is better targeted and more effective.
The second function of Operation Gangmaster is to organise specific operations, using appropriate compliance staff drawn from the
relevant Departments and Agencies, to tackle particular gangmasters known to be involved in illegal practices. These operations are
lead by the Department or Agency that has the major interest in the individual case.
Operation Gangmaster does not replace the normal compliance activity taken by each Department or Agency. However, it does provide a
co-ordinated approach to tackling gangmasters that may be involved in a range of illegal activity such as breaches of immigration or
employment law; tax offences and benefit fraud.
Each Department and Agency maintains their own statistics on results of operations. Over the last year Department for Work and
Pensions officials have imposed sanctions on 138 people who were involved in benefit fraud, made 18,000 adjustments to benefit
entitlements and identified overpayments of benefit in 235 cases.
Subjects
Agriculture; Casual workers; Fraud; Disqualification; Gangmasters; Manual workers; Social security benefits; Seasonal workers; Sanctions; Departmental coordination; Operation Gangmaster
Date
17 July 2003
Reference
126734; 409 c553-4W;409 c554W
House
House of Commons