§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many work permits were issued for employment as resident domestic workers, other than in hotels, and nursing auxiliaries to (a) women from the Philippines and (b) women from other countries in each year from 1970 to 1977.
(2) how many work permits were issued for employment as resident domestic workers in the hotel and catering industry to (a) women from the Philippines and (b) women from other countries in each year from 1970 to 1977;
(3) how many work permits were issued for employment other than as resident domestic workers and nursing auxiliaries to (a) women from the Philippines and (b) women from other countries in each year from 1970 to 1977.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information is not available as requested. The total number of work permits and employment vouchers issued for nationals of the Philippines and for all other overseas nationals is as follows:
vouchers were issued only to those overseas. Since 1 January 1973, foreign nationals and Commonwealth citizens have both been covered by the same work permit scheme.
The 1976 figures were incomplete owing to industrial action affecting the compilation of statistics. About 10 per cent. of cases overall were not recorded.
The figures do not include foreign student employees or Commonwealth trainees, for whom permission was given 341W for limited periods of supernumerary employment or for employment which was essential to a course of study.
More detailed analyses of the foreign figures before 1973 and of all figures since were published in the Department of Employment Gazette which is available in the Library. The figures were published as follows:
- 1970 figures—March 1971 (Volume 79, No. 3)
- 1971 figures—March 1972 (Volume 80, No. 3)
- 1972 figures—March 1973 (Volume 81, No. 3)
- 1973 figures—May 1974 (Volume 82, No. 5)
- 1974 figures—April 1975 (Volume 83, No. 4)
- 1975 figures—May 1976 (Volume 84, No. 5)
- 1976 figures—May 1977 (Volume 85, No. 5)
- 1977 figures—April 1978 (Volume 86, No. 4)