HC Deb 14 February 1992 vol 203 cc652-4W
Mr. Dicks

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list those countries where nationals need a work permit to gain employment in Britain.

Mr. Forth

Nationals of all countries, except member states of the European Community and Gibraltar, need a work permit to gain employment in Britain, unless the individual is covered by another provision of the immigration rules.

Mr. Dicks

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many work permits have been issued over the past five years; and if he will list the countries of origin of those to whom permits have been granted.

Mr. Forth

The number of work permits issued over the past five years to 31 December 1991 is 111,478; the countries of origin of those to whom permits have been granted are as follows:

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burma
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Commonwealth of Dominica
  • Congo
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Esthiopia
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
    • 653
  • German Democratic Republic
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libyan Arab Republic
  • Liechtenstein
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Other Commonwealth
  • Pakistan
  • Panama
  • Papua and New Guinea
  • Paraquay
  • Peoples Republic of China
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerta Rica
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • San Marino
  • Sao Tome and Prinicipe
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
    • 654
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • St Helena
  • St Kitts and Nevis
  • St Lucia
  • St Vincent
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Taiwan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Tibet
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
  • USSR
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Virgin Islands
  • Western Samoa
  • Yemen Arab Republics
  • Yugoslavia
  • Zaire
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Note:

In addition, a number of permits were issued to stateless people.