§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will set out the professional qualifications of Commonwealth immigrants who entered the United Kingdom under the voucher system of the 1965 Immigration Act; and the total number of all immigrants, other than dependants, for 1967 and 1968.
§ Mr. FernyhoughI assume the hon. Member is seeking information about the numbers admitted, under the voucher scheme, for permanent settlement and employment.
The numbers are:
COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS ADMITTED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH VOUCHERS ISSUED TO THEM BECAUSE THEY HELD ONE OF THE QUALIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN CMND. 2739 PUBLISHED IN AUGUST, 1965 1967 1968 Teachers 565 447 Doctors 938 1,010 Nurses 148 116 Dentists 41 23 Engineers 276 187 Civil Engineers 147 95 Scientists 246 157 Professions Ancilliary to Medicine 29 60 Agricultural Scientists 81 48 Lawyers 29 5 Architects 31 40 Miscellaneous 59 58 2,590 2,246 The total number of voucher holders who entered the United Kingdom.
1967 1968 4,978 4,691