HC Deb 15 July 1985 vol 83 cc9-10W
Mr. Penhaligon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state, for each day between 25 December 1984 and 10 January 1985, the number of applications for work permits under the special provisions for a limited number of places for unskilled and semi-skilled workers from the United Kingdom's dependent territories.

Mr. Alan Clark

The number of applications between 1 and 10 January 1985 which fell for consideration under these special provisions is listed below. Because we considered only applications made in 1985, no record was kept of applications made between 25 and 31 December 1984.

Number of applications made
Date Number
1 January 1985 85
2 January 1985 50
3 January 1985 18
4 January 1985 10
5 January 1985 2
6 January 1985 2
7 January 1985 6
8 January 1985 10
9 January 1985 12
10 January 1985 10

Mr. Penhaligon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will indicate the date of application for each work permit granted under the provisions for a limited number of places for unskilled and semi-skilled workers from the United Kingdom's dependent territories.

Mr. Alan Clark

The date of application for each work permit issued in 1985 under these provisions is as follows:

Number of permits issued
Date Number
1 January 1985 73
2 January 1985 42
3 January 1985 16
4 January 1985 4
5 January 1985 1
6 January 1985 0
7 January 1985 5
8 January 1985 6

Note: One of the permits issued has since been rescinded. Two applications made on 1 January 1985 and one application made on 8 January 1985 have yet to be decided. To date no permits have been issued for applications made after 8 January 1985.