§ Mr. Bidwellasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many alien work permit holders were sent to jobs in agriculture and horticulture during 1969 and 1970.
§ Mr. BryanInformation is not available in the form requested but the number of aliens given permission to work in agriculture and horticulture in 1969 and 1970 are given below. The number of such work permits which were actually used is not known.
1969 … … … 585 1970 … … … 799
§ Mr. Bidwellasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many alien work permit holders were sent to jobs in Margate during 1969 and 1970;
(2) how many alien work permit holders were sent to jobs in Torquay during 1969 and 1970;
(3) how many alien work permit holders were sent to jobs in Bournemouth during 1969 and 1970;
(4) how many alien work permit holders during 1969 and 1970 were sent to development areas and how many to intermediate areas;
(5) how many alien work permit holders were sent to jobs in Devon and Cornwall during 1969 and 1970.
§ Mr. BryanOver 69,000 applications were made for permission to employ foreign workers in Great Britain in 1969 and a similar number in 1970. Statistics Of permits issued are not kept by area of employment and it would not be possible without a disproportionate expenditure of time and effort to give the information desired.