§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will press for a meeting of the International Labour Organisation Joint Committee on the Public Service in the years 1974–75.
NUMBER OF WORK PERMITS ISSUED—1969–1972 Industry/Occupation,/Category 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Industry and Commerce … … 16,281 17,809 18,975 14,616 11,720 Hotels and Restaurants … … 19,231 20,987 21,633 18,656 12,685 Domestic Workers … … 10,003 10,149 9,723 8,035 8,077 Entertainment … … 6,719 8,527 7,479 7,319 7,625 Nurses … … 2,581 2,852 3,097 2,587 2,597 Student Employees … … 7,452 7,464 6,747 5,918 5,296 TOTAL … … 62,267 67,788 67,654 57,131 48,000
§ Mr. Thomas Coxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of work permits granted in each of the last five years, and the countries in which the applicants were living at the time the permits were granted.
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NUMBER OF WORK PERMITS Issueo—1968–1972 Country 1968 1969 7970 1971 1972 France … … … 5,175 5,267 5,383 4,407 4,135 Finland … … … 1,563 1,793 2,007 1,797 1,571 Germany … … … 5,845 5,568 5,281 4,136 3,968 Italy … … … 6,509 6,333 4,858 3,493 2,801 Netherlands … … … 2,514 2,644 2,807 1,820 1,483 Philippines … … … 252 367 591 1,205 2,677 Portugal … … … 1,333 1,864 2,609 2,314 1,623 South Africa … … … 1,641 1,701 1,999 1,527 1,485 Spain … … … 8,944 9,958 9,809 9,157 6,025 Switzerland … … … 4,495 4,304 4,193 3,503 2,711 Sweden … … … 1,816 1,609 1.678 1,443 1,418 United States … … … 6,210 6,885 7,474 6,735 6,356 Yugoslavia … … … 2,020 2,014 2,649 1,441 950 Remainder … … … 13,950 17,481 16,316 14,153 10,797 TOTAL … … … 62,267 67,788 67,654 57,131 48,000
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe 1974 programme of meetings has already been settled. The claims of the Joint Standing Committee for the Public Service to a place in the 1975 programme will be considered in relation to the claims of four other industries whose standing committees have met less recently. My right hon. Friend can give no firm undertaking on the subject.