Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Monday, 11 October 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 October 2010. It was answered by Damian Green (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 on behalf of the Home Office.

Foreign Workers

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2010, Official Report, column 287W, on foreign workers, how many work permit intracompany transfers have been granted to each of the three companies referred to in the answer in each year since the inception of the intracompany transfer scheme.

Answer

The requested information is set out in the following table.

Work permit intra company transfers approvals 1999-2008
	By top three largest employer user of work permits
	Number	Number	Number
1999	260	0	0
2000	1,170	5	0
2001	1,350	0	65
2002	1,900	5	330
2003	2,165	610	225
2004	3,050	1,810	870
2005	2,970	2,450	905
2006	3,825	2,755	1,235
2007	3,910	2,890	2,910
2008	4,470	2,385	3,065
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to nearest 5.
2. 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:
1. 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.
2. Information is only available up until 2008 as the scheme closed at the end of 2008.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 17453; 516 c755W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Foreign Workers
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Written questions
House of Commons; Foreign Workers
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Migrant workers
Contains statistics: Yes
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