§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many holders of work permits who have been found guilty of crimes have been repatriated in each year since 1970;
(2) how many people, since 1945, whose work permits have expired have been repatriated to the country of their origin.
§ Mr. JohnI regret that the information requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total number of work permits that have been granted since 1945; and, of that total, how many holders have subsequently resided permanently in Great Britain.
§ Mr. JohnThe Department of Employment's existing records show that between 31 March 1946 and 30 June 1978 work permits—including short-term permits—or employment vouchers were258W issued to foreign and Commonwealth workers overseas, or permission to take employment was given to those already here, in 1,483,372 cases.
Table 10 of the control of immigration statistics 1977 gives the numbers of Commonwealth citizens and foreign nationals who had completed four years in approved employment and were accepted for settlement from 1973 to 1977, inclusive. No earlier statistics are available.