Clause 17 - Offence of advertising services
Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill
3:45 pm
Ms Beverley Hughes (Minister of State (Citizenship and Immigration), Home Office; Stretford and Urmston, Labour)
Since the Bill was drafted, the immigration services commissioner has considered the issue of advertisements that appear only in another country or on the internet. As far as I recall, the clause only covers advertisements in the UK. The commissioner is examining that because primary legislation would be required for that to be extended. The commissioner has already brought the hon. Gentleman's point to our attention, and we are examining it.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 17, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clause 18 ordered to stand part of the Bill.