§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what the numbers of work permits issued to citizens of each of the 14 countries set out in his Written Answer to the hon. Member for Barking, Official Report, 14th March, col. 190, represents as a percentage of the applications for work permits made by citizens of that country; and if he will give the same statistics in respect of citizens of South Africa.
§ Mr. John GrantThe information requested is as follows:
Country Percentage Bangladesh … … 62 Egypt … … 87 India … … 81 Israel … … 79 Jordan … … 94 Japan … … 90 Kuwait … … 100 Lebanon … … 91 Pakistan … … 77 Portugal … … 61 Saudi Arabia … … 100 North and South Yemen … … 100 Spain … … 74 United Arab Emirates … … 100 The corresponding figure for South Africa is 286, representing 86 per cent. of the total applications for citizens of that country.