Mr. ArthurLewis asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons from the Asian subcontinent were refused work permits in the United Kingdom in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe number of refusals under the work permit scheme for nationals of the countries of Indian subcontinent was as follows: 181W
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 India 81 49 52 61 26 Pakistan 42 40 33 43 16 Bangladesh 20 18 31 13 7 Sri Lanka 42 43 13 21 8 Totals 185 150 129 138 57 Note: The figures do not include refusals under the training and work experience scheme.