HC Deb 17 December 1963 vol 686 c190W
Miss Vickers

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many girls are in this country to learn English in the au pair scheme; from which countries they come; and what is the youngest age at which they are permitted to enter.

Mr. Brooke

It is estimated that about 25,000 foreign girls are in this country underau pairarrangements. The majority come from Germany, France and Switzerland, but nearly all Western European countries are represented. A foreign girl admitted here au pair must be not less than 15 years old.