HC Deb 14 February 1992 vol 203 cc655-6W
Mr. Dicks

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many foreign nationals are in full-time employment in the United Kingdom.

Total revenue expenditure on services for persons with a learning disability (mental handicap)
1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
Region £000 (cash) £000 (at 1990–91 prices) £000 (cash) £000 (at 1990–91 prices) £000 (cash) £000 (at 1990–91 prices) £000 (cash)
Northern 23,148 28,659 27,332 31,573 28,474 30,888 30,281
Yorkshire 22,913 28,369 27,158 31,373 28,360 30,765 29,400
Trent 35,107 43,466 41,144 47,530 43,638 47,339 47,843
East Anglian 14,420 17,854 17,467 20,178 20,052 21,752 21,429
North West Thames 28,592 35,400 33,964 39,236 37,316 40,481 40,215
North East Thames 26,702 33,060 31,750 36,678 34,386 37,302 35,831
South East Thames 24,516 30,354 25,701 29,690 25,858 28,051 29,077
South West Thames 39,607 49,038 45,509 52,572 48,143 52,226 50,636
Wessex 21,686 26,850 27,132 31,343 29,312 31,798 31,669
Oxford 16,395 20,299 20,205 23,340 23,144 25,107 25,519
South Western 34,983 43,313 38,395 44,354 38,088 41,317 37,164
West Midlands 37,200 46,057 43,595 50,361 46,684 50,643 49,252
Mersey 16,530 20,465 18,302 21,142 18,826 20,422 19,137
North Western 32,203 39,871 37,140 42,905 38,666 41,944 41,444

Mr. Forth

The available estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that in the spring of 1990 there were 768,000 foreign nationals in full-time employment in the United Kingdom.