§ Mr. GrieveTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the occupations were for which in-country work permits were issued in 2002, broken down by(a) number, (b) percentage share of the total number of work permits issued and (c) country of origin of recipients; [123777]
392W(2) what the primary occupations were for those to whom work permits were granted out of country to enter the UK in 2002, broken down by (a) number,(b) percentage share of the total number of work permits issued and (c) country of origin of recipients. [123778]
§ Beverley HughesFigures for the primary occupations for which the most in-country and out-of-country work permit applications have been issued in 2002, include figures for the top five nationalities for each occupation.
The total number of out-of-country work permits issued for 2002 is 89,049. This is 58 per cent, of the total figure for all work permits issued in 2002.
A copy of the tables will be placed in the Library.