§ 6. Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Minister of Labour the number of aliens, giving the country of origin and type of employment, that have been allowed to enter this country to take up employment during the present year?
Mr. STANLEYAs the reply includes detailed statistical tables, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, have the information circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. DAVIESCan the right hon. Gentleman give the totals?
§ Following is the reply:
§ TABLE showing the number of cases in which foreigners have been permitted to take up employment during the period 1st January, 1934, to 30th September, 1934—summarised according to the principal occupations concerned.
§ (Note.—The table includes, in addition to Permits issued by the Ministry of Labour, permissions granted by the Home Office (after consultation with the Ministry of Labour) in respect of foreigners already in the country.)
Occupations. | Numbers. |
Private Domestic Service | 3,196 |
Concert, Theatrical, Variety Hall, Cabaret and Circus Artistes and Musicians | 2,630 |
Foreign correspondents, clerks, and Volunteer Commercial Students | 1,180 |
Hotel and Restaurant employés | 428 |
Teachers of Foreign Languages | 555 |
Miscellaneous | 1517 |
Total | 9,506 |
§ TABLE showing the number of cases in which foreigners have been permitted to take employment during the period 1st January, 1934, to 30th September, 1934—summarised according to the nationality of the individuals concerned.
§ (Note.—The table includes, in addition to Permits issued by the Ministry of Labour, permissions granted by the Home Office (after consultation with the Ministry of Labour) in respect of foreigners already in the country.)
Nationals of: | |
America, United States of | 975 |
Austria | 919 |
Belgium | 199 |
Czechoslovakia | 161 |
Denmark | 403 |
Estonia | 61 |
Finland | 133 |