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Mr. Arthur
Lewis asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons from the Asian subcontinent were refused work permits in the United Kingdom in each of the past five years.
Mr. Waddington
The number of refusals under the work permit scheme for nationals of the countries of Indian subcontinent was as follows:
| 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | |
| India | 81 | 49 | 52 | 61 | 26 |
| Pakistan | 42 | 40 | 33 | 43 | 16 |
| Bangladesh | 20 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 7 |
| Sri Lanka | 42 | 43 | 13 | 21 | 8 |
| Totals | 185 | 150 | 129 | 138 | 57 |
Note: The figures do not include refusals under the training and work experience scheme.