Debates between Shabana Mahmood and Mike Kane during the 2010-2015 Parliament

Tue 1st Jul 2014

Finance Bill

Debate between Shabana Mahmood and Mike Kane
Tuesday 1st July 2014

(10 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Kane Portrait Mike Kane
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A recent report by Felix Behling and Mark Harvey, “The Evasion Economy,” estimates that in the construction industry alone, 400,000 people are bogusly self-employed.

Shabana Mahmood Portrait Shabana Mahmood
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right about the findings of that report and we know that this is a real problem, particularly for people in the construction industry.