§ Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many immigrants work in the catering industry; whether he will provide a breakdown by nationality of those immigrants working in the catering industry; and what proportion of those working in the catering industry is immigrants.
§ Mr. John FraserInformation from the 1971 Census of Population is not yet available. The latest analysis is contained in the 1961 Census of Population which showed that there were 47,470 Commonwealth and Irish citizens and 19,830 aliens employed in the hotel and catering industry in Great Britain. These figures 81W represented respectively 7.6 and 3.2 per cent. of the total number of persons then employed in the industry. I attach two tables showing a breakdown of Commonwealth and Irish citizens in the catering
1961 CENSUS OF POPULATION COMMONWEALTH AND IRISH CITIZENS BY COUNTRY OF BIRTH CATERING INDUSTRY—GREAT BRITAIN Country Males Females Total Northern Ireland … … … … … 1,820 3,390 5,210 Irish Republic and Ireland (part not stated) … 6,140 12,290 18,430 Isle of Man, Channel Island and United Kingdom (part not stated) … … … 700 910 1,610 Canada … … … … … … 380 350 730 Australia … … … … … … 240 310 550 India … … … … … … 920 900 1,820 Pakistan … … … … … … 710 50 760 Gibraltar and Malta … … … … 390 330 720 Caribbean Countries … … … … 1,180 1,300 2,480 Other Commonwealth Countries … … 4,220 1,310 5,530 France … … … … … … 150 160 310 Germany … … … … … … 290 910 1,200 Italy … … … … … … 900 860 1,760 Poland … … … … … … 780 290 1,070 United States of America … … … 90 230 320 U.S.S.R. … … … … … … 100 130 230 Other Countries … … … … … 3,010 1,730 4,740 Total … … … … … 22,020 25,450 47,470 N.B. The Commonwealth countries of birth refer to the Commonwealth as constituted at the time of the 1961 Census.
1961 CENSUS OF POPULATION ALIENS BY NATIONALITY CATERING INDUSTRY—GREAT BRITAIN Country Males Females Total France … … … … … … 520 270 790 Germany … … … … … … 590 940 1,530 Italy … … … … … … 5,390 2,310 7,700 Poland … … … … … … 2,100 590 2,690 United States of America … … … 150 80 230 U.S.S.R. … … … … … … 580 130 710 Other … … … … … … 3,970 2,210 6,180 Total … … … … … 13,300 6,530 19,830