§ Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of work permits granted in each of the last five years for which figures are available to (a) Commonwealth citizens, (b) United States citizens and (c) Japanese citizens.
§ Mr. MayhewThe numbers of work permits issued—including permissions to take employment for those already here—were as follows:
Long term Short term 1974 Commonwealth nationals 6,693 1,843 United States nationals 2,506 3,114 Japanese nationals 835 209 1975 Commonwealth nationals 6,292 1,943 United States nationals 2,205 3,036 Japanese nationals 806 114 1976 Commonwealth nationals 3,930 1,633 United States nationals 1,935 2,938 Japanese nationals 601 146 1977 Commonwealth nationals 3,613 1,590 United States nationals 2,011 2,900 Japanese nationals 623 132 1978 Commonwealth nationals 3,907 1,762 United States nationals 2,038 3,830 Japanese nationals 671 184 "Long term" permits or permissions are those given for the maximum initial period of 12 months; "short term" refers to those given for periods of less than 12 months.