§ Matthew GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many foreign nationals have entered Britain through intracompany transfers in each of the last five years; and how many of these were employed in the IT sector. [116063]
§ Beverley HughesI have been asked to reply.
The numbers of people who have been issued with work permits under the arrangements for intracompany transfer, and the number of those work permit approvals that relate to the IT sector are as follows:
Number of intracompany transferees Number of intracompany transferees in IT sector 2000 26,155 8,895 2001 27,438 10,608 2002 26,100 11,006 Figures are available from 2000 onward only and comprise in and out of country approvals.