§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the professional qualification, or the respective qualifications, of the 28 engineers from India for whom he has issued permits to a firm in Wolverhampton and for whose posts he was satisfied that suitable resident labour is not available.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe men concerned are professionally qualified civil engineers of whom there is a shortage in this country. All 28 are graduates of Indian universities who were interviewed and recruited in India by professionally qualified civil engineers. They are to be employed at various sites, including power stations, in the United Kingdom. The company concerned experiences a persistent shortage of site engineers. The vacancies had been advertised widely and suitable candidates were not available from the Professional and Executive Register.