Mr. Clappison:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 11 February 2009, Official Report, column 2057W, on work permits: how many individuals obtained a work permit on the basis of an intracompany transfer for (a) 2004 and (b) 2008. [259185]
Mr. Woolas:
Intracompany Transfers are an important part of making the UK an attractive place in which to do business. Changes introduced under the points based system means that companies are limited to a pre-set yearly allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship. This allocation is reviewed annually to ensure that numbers required are fully justified.
The following table shows the number of work permit applications approved for intracompany transfers for 2004 and 2008 broken down by industry sector.
Number of individual work permit intra-company transfer applications approved fo r 2004 and 2008 broken down by industry s ector
Industry sector
2004
2008
Administration, business and management services
5,250
6,690
Agriculture activities
15
25
Computer services
16,540
25,740
Construction and land services
510
880
Education and cultural activities
215
250
Entertainment and leisure services
165
220
Extraction industries
955
1,115
Financial services
3,825
5,275
Fish processing—SBS
*
—
Government
30
20
Health and medical services
420
455
Hospitality—SBS
*
—
Hospitality and catering
230
90
Law related services
290
340
Manufacturing
1,975
2,415
Meat processing SBS
—
—
Other food processing—SBS
—
5
Real estate and property services
25
45
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Retail and related services
430
550
Security and protection services
30
115
Sporting activities
10
10
Telecommunications
890
2,460
Transport
570
680
Utilities—gas, electric, water
405
635
Total
32,770
48,010
“*” Indicates one or two.
“—” Indicates nil. Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to nearest 5.
2. Because of rounding, figures may not add up to totals shown.
3. The industry sectors are not based on the ONS Standard Industrial Classification (SIC).
4. The figures quoted are not provided under national statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. Caveats:
The figures do not equate to the number of individual nationals who were granted permits because they include those applications approved to extend or amend an existing permit or where the individual has moved to another job with a different employer. Not all those who were granted a permit took up the job and some may have been refused entry clearance or further leave to remain.
Mr. Clappison:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 11 February 2009, Official Report, column 2057W, on work permits, how many applications for a work permit on the basis of an intracompany transfer in respect of non-UK nationals were (a) made and (b) granted in each year since 1997. [259186]
Mr. Woolas:
Intracompany transfers are an important part of making the UK an attractive place in which to do business. Changes introduced under the points based system means that companies are limited to a pre-set yearly allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship. This allocation is reviewed annually to ensure that numbers required are fully justified.
The following table shows the number of work permit applications made and approved for intracompany transfers in each year for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2008.
Number of individual work permit intra-company transfer applications made and approved in each year for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2008
Applications made
Applications approved
2000
26,900
26,155
2001
28,200
27,440
2002
27,400
26,100
2003
28,350
27,385
2004
33,645
32,770
2005
34,680
33,745
2006
43,950
43,050
2007
50,225
48,735
2008
49,710
48,010
Total
323,060
313,385
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to nearest 5.
2. Because of rounding, figures may not add up to totals shown.
3. The figures quoted are not provided under national statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. Caveats:
The figures do not equate to the number of individual nationals who were granted permits because they include those applications approved to extend or amend an existing permit or where the individual has moved to another job with a different employer. Not all those who were granted a permit took up the job and some may have been refused entry clearance or further leave to remain.
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Mr. Clappison:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 11 February 2009, Official Report, column 2057W, on work permits, how many non-UK nationals of each nationality obtained a work permit on the basis of an intracompany transfer in (a) 2004 and (b) 2008. [259187]
Mr. Woolas:
The following table shows the number of work permit applications approved for intra-company transfers in 2004 and 2008 broken down by Nationality.
Number of individual work permit intra—company transfer applications approved for 2004 and 2008 broken down by nationality
Nationality
2004
2008
Afghanistan
5
15
Albania
5
5
Algeria
15
25
Andorra
*
—
Angola
10
25
Argentina
65
85
Armenia
10
*
Australia
1,285
1,380
Azerbaijan
55
40
Bahamas
5
*
Bahrain
*
5
Bangladesh
20
15
Barbados
5
*
Belarus
5
10
Belize
—
—
Benin
*
—
Bolivia
5
5
Bosnia-Herzegovina
*
10
Botswana
*
10
Brazil
185
275
British national overseas
45
10
British Overseas CITZ.
—
—
Brunei
5
—
Bulgaria
50
45
Burkina Faso
—
—
Burma
—
10
Burundi
*
*
Cambodia
*
*
Cameroon
5
10
Canada
745
750
Cape Verde
*
—
Chad
*
—
Chile
20
20
China
395
695
Colombia
60
85
Comoros
—
*
Congo
*
5
Costa Rica
15
5
Croatia
20
30
Cuba
5
*
Cyprus
5
—
Czech republic
25
—
Djibouti
*
*
Dominica
*
*
Dominican Republic
*
*
Ecuador
5
5
Egypt
55
150
El Salvador
*
5
Eritrea
*
—
Ethiopia
5
5
Fiji
—
*
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Gabon
—
*
Gambia
*
*
Georgia
20
5
Ghana
15
15
Grenada
*
*
Guatemala
—
5
Guinea
—
—
Guyana
*
*
Haiti
*
*
Honduras
5
5
Hong Kong (British)
10
5
Hong Kong (Chinese)
35
20
Hungary
50
—
India
17,860
31,090
Indonesia
45
65
Iran
30
40
Iraq
*
20
Israel
95
100
Ivory coast
—
5
Jamaica
10
5
Japan
2,065
2,010
Jordan
15
5
Kazakhstan
70
80
Kenya
40
65
Kosovo
—
*
Kuwait
5
5
Kyrgyzstan
*
5
Laos
*
—
Latvia
5
—
Lebanon
25
50
Liberia
—
—
Libya
15
30
Lithuania
*
—
Macedonia
5
5
Madagascar
—
*
Malawi
5
*
Malaysia
220
405
Maldives
—
—
Mali
—
5
Malta
10
—
Mauritius
10
15
Mexico
80
140
Moldova
5
45
Monaco
—
*
Mongolia
—
—
Morocco
15
25
Mozambique
*
*
Namibia
5
*
Nepal
*
15
New Zealand
200
160
Nicaragua
—
—
Niger
—
—
Nigeria
120
95
North Korea
—
—
Oman
5
5
Pakistan
185
240
Palestine
*
*
Panama
5
5
Papua New Guinea
—
—
Paraguay
5
—
Peru
15
15
Philippines
160
300
Poland
75
—
Qatar
—
*
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Romania
90
110
Russia
210
350
Rwanda
—
*
Samoa
—
—
Saudi Arabia
25
15
Senegal
5
10
Serbia
10
10
Seychelles
*
—
Sierra Leone
*
—
Singapore
175
185
Slovakia
5
—
Slovenia
5
—
Somalia
*
*
South Africa
625
545
South Korea
275
245
Sri Lanka
60
150
St. Kitts
—
—
St. Lucia
5
*
Stateless
—
—
Sudan
*
5
Surinam
—
*
Swaziland
*
—
Switzerland
—
—
Syria
5
5
Tadzhikistan
5
*
Taiwan
90
105
Tanzania
10
5
Thailand
90
65
Togo
*
*
Trinidad and Tobago
35
45
Tunisia
10
20
Turkey
215
195
Turkmenistan
*
5
Uganda
10
10
Ukraine
40
60
United Arab Emirates
5
5
United states
5,940
6,855
Uruguay
5
10
Uzbekistan
10
20
Venezuela
35
40
Vietnam
10
25
Yemen Republic of
—
—
Yugoslavia
5
5
Zaire
*
—
Zambia
5
10
Zimbabwe
55
20
Total
32,770
48,010
"*" Indicates 1 or 2
"—" Indicates Nil Notes:
1. Because of rounding, figures may not add up to totals shown.
2. he figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.
3. Figures are rounded to nearest 5. Caveats:
The figures do not equate to the number of individual nationals who were granted permits because they include those applications approved to extend or amend an existing permit or where the individual has moved to another job with a different employer. Not all those who were granted a permit took up the job and some may have been refused entry clearance or further leave to remain.
