Clause 1 - Director of Labour Market Enforcement

Part of Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 9:45 am ar 27 Hydref 2015.

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Photo of Paul Blomfield Paul Blomfield Llafur, Sheffield Central 9:45, 27 Hydref 2015

I want to push the Minister on that point. As I said, the confusion arises because a director of labour market enforcement is being proposed in the context of an immigration Bill and it is a post that will report to the Home Secretary. Were the director of labour market enforcement sitting in a different Department, reporting perhaps to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the necessity for this absolute clarity might be diminished. Does the Minister agree that the fact that the labour market enforcement function is within an immigration Bill and the post reports to the Home Secretary means that it would be helpful to have absolute clarity on the purpose, so that this post holder is not distracted by other—quite legitimate but other—considerations of Government?