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Work Permits

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 6 January 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many companies in each industry sector have obtained approval for an intra-company transfer in each month since 31 December 2008. (303047)

The following table provides details of the number of organisations that have registered under the Points Based System for a Tier 2 sponsor licence in the Intra-Company Transfer category. The information provided is grouped under the appropriate Standard Industrial Classification.

Industry sector

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Total

Accommodation

5

5

5

5

*

*

*

*

*

20

Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities

5

*

5

5

*

5

15

Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

*

*

*

*

5

Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities

5

5

10

*

5

5

5

*

*

5

5

*

45

Activities of membership organisations

*

*

*

*

5

Administrative and Support Activities

Advertising and market research

5

5

10

5

*

5

*

5

5

5

*

*

45

Air transport

5

5

5

*

*

5

5

5

*

5

*

*

40

Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis

5

5

5

*

*

*

5

*

*

5

30

Civil engineering

*

*

5

5

*

*

10

Computer programming, consultancy and related activities

25

20

20

25

15

10

15

20

15

25

15

5

205

Construction

Construction of buildings

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

10

Creative, arts and entertainment activities

5

*

5

5

5

5

*

5

*

5

30

Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities

*

*

*

*

5

Education

5

5

10

5

5

*

5

*

5

30

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

5

*

*

5

*

5

10

Employment activities

*

5

*

*

5

*

*

10

Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas

5

5

10

5

5

5

*

*

5

5

5

45

Financial and Insurance Activities

Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding

35

30

30

15

20

20

15

15

25

20

15

5

240

Fishing and aquaculture

*

*

Food and beverage service activities

5

5

5

5

5

*

*

5

*

5

*

30

Gambling and betting activities

*

*

Human health activities

5

*

5

*

5

5

5

*

*

5

*

*

30

Human Health and Social Work Activities

Information and Communication

Information service activities

15

5

10

*

10

5

5

5

10

10

5

*

90

Insurance, reinsurance, pension funding exc compulsory social security

10

10

*

5

5

5

*

*

5

5

40

Land transport and transport via pipelines

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

10

Legal and accounting activities

5

*

10

5

5

5

*

5

*

*

5

40

Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities

*

*

Manufacture of basic metals

*

*

*

*

*

*

10

Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and preparations

5

*

5

*

5

*

*

*

*

*

*

25

Manufacture of beverages

*

*

*

*

*

*

10

Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products

5

5

5

*

*

*

*

*

*

20

Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products

*

*

Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products

5

*

*

5

*

5

*

*

5

5

*

30

Manufacture of electrical equipment

10

5

5

*

5

*

*

5

5

*

*

35

Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery

5

*

*

5

*

*

*

*

*

15

Manufacture of food products

5

*

5

*

*

5

*

*

5

20

Manufacture of furniture

*

*

Manufacture of leather and related products

*

*

*

Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

10

5

5

*

5

5

*

*

*

5

40

Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

*

*

*

*

*

*

10

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

*

*

*

5

Manufacture of other transport equipment

5

*

*

5

*

10

Manufacture of paper and paper products

*

*

*

*

*

5

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

*

5

*

*

*

*

10

Manufacture of textiles

*

*

*

5

*

10

Manufacture of tobacco products

*

*

*

Manufacture of wearing apparel

*

*

*

Manufacturing

Mining and Quarrying

Mining of metal ores

*

*

*

5

Mining support service activities

*

*

5

Movies, video. & TV prog, sound recording & music publishing activities

5

*

*

*

*

*

10

Office administrative, office support and other business support activities

5

10

*

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

45

Other manufacturing

10

10

5

10

*

*

5

5

5

*

5

*

50

Other mining and quarrying

*

*

*

5

Other personal service activities

*

*

*

5

*

*

*

5

*

15

Other professional, scientific and technical activities

15

10

20

10

15

5

5

10

10

10

*

110

Other Service Activities

Postal and courier activities

*

*

Printing and reproduction of recorded media

*

*

*

*

5

Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities

Programming and broadcasting activities

*

*

*

5

*

*

*

*

10

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

*

*

Publishing activities

*

5

5

5

5

*

*

5

25

Real estate activities

*

*

5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

20

Remediation activities and other waste management services

*

*

Rental and leasing activities

*

*

5

Repair and installation of machinery and equipment

*

5

*

*

*

*

*

*

15

Residential care activities

Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

10

10

5

5

5

5

*

5

10

*

5

60

Scientific research and development

5

*

5

*

*

*

5

5

5

*

30

Security and investigation activities

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

10

Services to buildings and landscape activities

*

*

*

5

Social work activities without accommodation

*

*

*

5

Specialised construction activities

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

10

Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities

*

*

*

*

*

5

Telecommunications

10

5

5

5

5

5

5

10

5

5

*

50

Transportation and Storage

Travel agency, tour operator, reservation service & related activities

5

*

5

*

*

*

*

*

20

Veterinary activities

*

*

*

Warehousing and support activities for transportation

*

*

*

*

5

*

*

*

15

Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery

*

*

*

*

5

Water collection, treatment and supply

*

*

Water Supply, Sewerage and Waste Management

Water transport

5

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

15

Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

10

Wholesale and Retail Trade; Vehicle Repairs

Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

10

5

5

5

5

*

10

5

5

5

*

50

Total

305

200

250

145

160

140

125

165

155

160

110

20

1,935

* = 1 or 2

— = Nil

Notes:

These data are not provided under National Statistics protocols. They have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.

The figures are rounded to the nearest 5 and, as a result, may not sum due to rounding.