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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 31 March 2011. It was answered by Damian Green (Conservative) on Friday, 1 April 2011 on behalf of the Home Office.


Migrant Workers

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visas in the category of (a) temporary worker (creative and sporting), (b) temporary worker (charity worker), (c) temporary worker (religious worker), (d) temporary worker (government authorised exchange), (e) temporary worker (international agreement) and (f) Youth Mobility scheme Tier 5 were issued in 2010.
Answer

The following table gives the requested figures.

Category Issued
Tier 5 (creative and sporting) 7,760
Tier 5 (charity worker) 2,260
Tier 5 (religious worker) 1,550
Tier 5 (government authorised exchange) 3,235
Tier 5 (international agreement) 455
Tier 5 (youth mobility scheme) 20,720
Total 35,980

These figures are published by the Home Office's Research, Development and Statistics and are available online at:"http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs11/control-immigration-q4-2010-tabs.xls"


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
50484; 526 c553-4W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Migrant workers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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