§ Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many nationals from EEC countries have applied for work in the United Kingdom since 1st January 1973.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkThe number of EEC nationals who have applied for work in the United Kingdom since 1st January 1973 is not known. Those who obtain work which is expected to last more than six months require residence permits, and the Home Office issued 2,564 such permits up to the end of May. Application for a residence permit must be made within six months of arrival in this country, and issues of permits will constitute only a proportion of the total number taking work at any one time.