§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the work permits granted since January 2003 by country for(a) primary teachers and (b) secondary teachers in each Government office region. [143191]
§ Beverley HughesI have been asked to reply.
The numbers of work permits granted to teachers, by country, from 1 January 2003 to 30 September 2003 (the latest date for which information is available) are as follows:
Work permits granted South Africa 1,284 Australia 986 New Zealand 539 United States of America 502 Canada 432 Jamaica 430 Zimbabwe 228 India 150 Ghana 102 Japan 61 Others 682 Total 5,396 Work Permits (UK) is unable to provide from its management information a breakdown of this data by type of school to which permits have been issued or by region.