§ Tony BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who were awarded work permits to recruit them to(a) UK police forces, (b) UK schools and (c) the UK NHS from (i) India, (ii) South Africa, (iii) Bangladesh and (iv) Jamaica have returned to those countries in the last five years. [62634]
§ Beverley HughesWork Permits (UK), who administer the work permit arrangements, do not collect information to determine the number of work permit holders who return overseas.
The full number of work permit approvals issued for the Government, health and medical industry and education and cultural industry, for (i) India, (ii) South Africa, (iii) Bangladesh and (iv) Jamaica for the previous five years is listed in the table. It encompasses all of the sector, including the United Kingdom police forces, United Kingdom schools and the national health services (NHS), but also any other employers within these sectors. The way in which information is collated does not provide a separate breakdown for the requested specific employer groups.
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Government sector India 0 0 0 3 14 7 South Africa 0 0 5 83 212 73 Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 2 1 Jamaica 0 0 0 0 2 1 Total 0 0 5 86 229 82 Health and medical sectors India 189 457 916 1,940 4,134 2,411 South Africa 243 753 2,024 2,882 4,141 2,631 Bangladesh 0 9 16 24 24 9 Jamaica 11 25 199 322 315 134 Total 443 1,244 3,155 5,168 8,614 5.185 Education and cultural sectors India 121 159 232 331 559 368 South Africa 28 47 73 360 1,986 920 Bangladesh 10 10 9 19 28 8 Jamaica 1 2 1 8 360 136 Total 160 218 315 718 2,933 1,432 Note:
The figures for 1997–2001 are for the calendar years. Figures for 2002 are for those tip until 18 June.