§ 27. Captain AINSWORTHasked the Minister of Labour how many permit she has issued within the last year to alien immigrants on the ground that his Ministry is satisfied that the posts which these immigrants came to fill could not be filled by residents in this country; and whether he will state the exact nature of the various specific posts?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Sir Montague Barlow)As the answer is somewhat long, I will, with the hon. and gallant Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The number of permits issued by the Minister of Labour under Article 1 (3) (b) of the Aliens Order, 1920, during the twelve months ended the 15th June last was 2,608. Permits were refused in 1,720 cases. Permits are not ordinarily issued except where the prospective employer has made proper efforts to obtain suitable 437 employés in the country but without success, or where the admission of the alien will lead to increased employment for British workpeople. In many cases the alien is required to give instruction in special processes, and other conditions are imposed in appropriate cases with the object of safeguarding the position of British employés. It may be added that in a large number of instances, the permits were granted for a limited period only.
§ The classes of alien employés in respect of whom permits were issued were as follows:
| Domestic servants | 845 |
| Musicians, including soloists | 86 |
| Variety artists, concert artists, and actors, etc. | 753 |
| Foreign correspondence clerks, etc. (including 148 admitted for training prior to transfer abroad or to replace other so transferred, and 92 admitted temporarily to take nominal posts while studying) | 340 |
| Mosaic terrazzo and asphalt workers, etc. | 39 |
| Engineers (to erect imported machinery) | 73 |
| Glass workers | 39 |
| Watch and watch-case makers | 7 |
| Spelter furnace workers | 37 |
| Sugar-beet workers (seasonal employment) | 20 |
| Seine net fishers, cod splitters, etc.(seasonal vacancies) | 69 |
| Hotel and restaurant employés (mainly in exchange for British employés proceeding abroad for experience) | 71 |
| Teachers of foreign languages | 116 |
| Nurses | 31 |
| Miscellaneous | 82 |
| 2,608 |