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Teachers: Foreign Workers

Volume 461: debated on Wednesday 6 June 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many work permits were issued for teachers and lecturers from (a) Africa, (b) Asia, (c) Latin America and (d) the Caribbean in each year since 2000. (139542)

[holding answer 4 June 2007]: The following table and list shows the number of work permit applications which were approved for overseas nationals, in the period 1 January 2000 to 31 March 2007 from (a) Africa, (b) Asia (c) Latin America and (d) the Caribbean.

Work permit approvals 2000 to March 2007

Lecturer

Teacher

Total

Total

2000

Africa

50

340

390

1

Asia

160

80

235

1

Latin America

15

5

20

1

Caribbean

2

20

5

1

Total

225

440

665

1

2001

Africa

65

2,485

2,550

1

Asia

155

285

440

1

Latin America

15

40

55

1

Caribbean

5

460

460

1

Total

240

3,265

3,510

1

2002

Africa

80

3,380

3,460

1

Asia

210

535

745

1

Latin America

30

65

95

1

Caribbean

5

620

625

1

Total

325

4,600

4,925

1

2003

Africa

80

2,265

2,345

1

Asia

295

370

665

1

Latin America

30

50

75

1

Caribbean

5

595

600

1

Total

410

3,280

3,690

1

2004

Africa

105

1,680

1,790

1

Asia

265

390

655

1

Latin America

30

35

65

1

Caribbean

10

415

425

1

Total

410

2,525

2,935

1

2005

Africa

110

1,425

1,530

1

Asia

290

365

660

1

Latin America

35

60

95

1

Caribbean

10

350

360

1

Total

445

2,200

2,645

1

2006

Africa

80

1,225

1,305

1

Asia

340

390

730

1

Latin America

30

40

70

1

Caribbean

10

310

320

1

Total

460

1,970

2,430

1

20073

Africa

20

200

220

1

Asia

70

70

140

1

Latin America

5

2

5

485

Caribbean

2

40

40

1

Total

90

315

410

1

1 Indicates Nil

2 Indicates 1 or 2

3 January to March

Notes:

1. Figures are rounded to nearest 5.

2. Because of rounding, figures may not add up to totals shown.

Africa

Angola

Burundi

Benin

Burkina Faso

Botswana

Central African Republic

Ivory Coast

Cameroon

Congo

Comoros

Cape Verde

Djibouti

Algeria

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Ghana

Guinea

Gambia

Guinea Bissau

Equatorial Guinea

Kenya

Liberia

Libya

Lesotho

Morocco

Madagascar

Mali

Mozambique

Mauritania

Mauritius

Malawi

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Reunion

Rwanda

Sudan

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Sao Tome & Principe

Swaziland

Seychelles

Chad

Togo

Tunisia

Tanzania

Uganda

South Africa

Zaire

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Cambodia

China

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Japan

Laos

Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

Singapore

North Korea

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Thailand

Vietnam

Latin America

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Surinam

Uruguay

Venezuela

Caribbean

Antigua

Bahamas

Barbados

Bermuda

Cuba

Dominica

Grenada

Jamaica

Haiti

Montserrat

St. Kitts

St. Lucia

St. Vincent

Trinidad & Tobago