Asked by: David Rutley (Conservative - Macclesfield)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to prevent abuse of the immigration system.
Answered by James Brokenshire
The Immigration Act 2014 and related changes have expedited the removal of over 2,000 foreign national offenders from this country and stopped illegal migrants having access to services such as bank accounts, driving licences and rented accommodation.
The Immigration Bill will go further, enabling the seizure of earnings from illegal workers, further penalising rogue employers, and extending the deport first, appeal later principle to more cases.