Foreign and Commonwealth Citizens (Employment) (Hansard, 10 July 1981)

HC Deb 10 July 1981 vol 8 c241W 241W

§ Mr. Dudley Smith
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he has of the number of (a) foreign and (b) Commonwealth citizens who currently hold employment in the United Kingdom; and if he will give separate figures for men and women.

§ Mr. Waddington
The most recent information on the nationality of those in employment in the United Kingdom is from the 1979 labour force survey and is given in the following table:

Foreign and Commowealth Nationals Employed in the United Kingdom—1979

(thousands)

Nationality Men Women All persons

Commonwealth^* 180 110 290

Foreign 370 230 600

of which Irish 180 120 300

^* Including Pakistan for which separate figures are not readily available.

Foreign and Commowealth Nationals Employed in the United Kingdom—1979
(thousands)
Nationality	Men	Women	All persons
Commonwealth^*	180	110	290
Foreign	370	230	600
of which Irish	180	120	300
^* Including Pakistan for which separate figures are not readily available.