§ 48. Sir D. Rentonasked the Minister of Labour how many holders of employment vouchers landed in the United Kingdom in each of the years 1963 to 1966, inclusive; how many voucher holders left the country in each of those years; and how many new vouchers it is proposed to issue in 1967.
§ Mr. FernyhoughVoucher holders entering the United Kingdom in the years 1963 to 1966 numbered
No separate records are kept of voucher holders leaving the country.
1963 … … … 30,125 1964 … … … 14,705 1965 … … … 12,880 1966 … … … 5,461 Vouchers are currently being issued at a rate of 8,500 per annum.
§ Sir D. RentonIn view of the present amount of unemployment in this country, and in view of the fact that many of the people who will have these vouchers have skills which are more needed in their own countries, is there really a need to issue 8,500 vouchers?
§ Mr. FernyhoughThe vouchers are issued in category A only to people who have a job to come to and in Category B to people who have special skills. I will not quarrel with the argument which the right hon. and learned Gentleman advances about the need for some of these skills in the countries from which the immigrants come.