{"value":{"id":1908243,"askingMemberId":5072,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-05-20T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-06-01T00:00:00","uin":"3594","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of illegal working in high street businesses in Fylde constituency.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4641,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-06-03T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Illegal working undermines honest employers, undercuts local wages, and fuels the criminal industry of immigration crime.</p><p>This government is determined to clamp down on this illegal activity in every sector. All enforcement activity is intelligence‑led, ensuring action is targeted at the highest risk sectors and businesses.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish constituency level assessments, including for Fylde, but monitors trends nationally and regionally.</p><p>In October 2025, Operation MACHINIZE 2, a multi‑agency operation targeting the criminal exploitation of high street businesses, resulted in over 900 arrests, alongside referral notices for illegal working and significant seizures of criminal proceeds and illicit goods.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Undocumented Workers: Fylde","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1908243","method":"GET"}]}