HC Deb 30 November 2001 vol 375 c1220W
Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many work permits were granted in 2000 and in which categories. [18746]

Angela Eagle

In the 2000 calendar year, a total of 102,174 work permit applications were approved as follows:

Type of permit Number issued
Business and Commercial 72,550
Sports and Entertainments 21,817
Training and Work Experience 7,807
Total 102,174

Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many footballers have been granted work permits in each year since 1997. [18747]

Angela Eagle

The following table illustrates how many footballers have been granted work permits in each year since 1997:

Number of work permits approved
1997 53
1998 67
1999 78
2000 76
2001 (To date) 36