§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) working holiday and (b) other visas were granted to overseas teachers to work (i) for employment agencies and (ii) as teachers in the academic year 2000–01. [37151]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 26 February 2002]: I regret that the information on working holiday makers admitted to the United Kingdom does not separately identify those who are teachers.
Work permits are not normally issued to employment agencies. However since October 2000 under a temporary variation to the work permit arrangements, work permits have been issued to teacher agencies. The number of work permits issued to teaching agencies during the academic year 2000–01 was 743.
The number of work permits granted for teachers in the 2000–01 academic year was 3,444.
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many overseas teachers, having been granted a visa related to a post in a particular maintained school, have applied to transfer that visa to allow them to work in a different school; and how many of these transfers were granted, in each of the terms of the 2000–01 school year. [37150]
§ Angela Eagle[holding answer 26 February 2002]: The number of applications received and approved for overseas teachers already holding work permits and moving from one post to another during the 2000–01 academic year was:
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