Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information HM Revenue and Customs holds on the number of people engaged in employment through an employment intermediary in each year since 2008.

HM Revenue and Customs does not have details of the number of people engaged in employment through an employment intermediary. Employment intermediaries are required to deduct tax and National Insurance contributions from most people engaged in employment and tax returns are monitored, but no count is kept of the total numbers of workers.