Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Monday, 11 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 November 2004. It was answered by Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour) on Monday, 1 November 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many citizens from EU accession countries have registered with the workers' registration scheme; and what the five professions with the most registrations are. - Inc figures and ref to 7 July 2004, 423 c35-7WS.

Answer: Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many citizens from EU accession countries have registered with the workers' registration scheme; and what the five professions with the most registrations are. [190792] Mr. Browne: I would refer my hon. Friend to my statement of 7 July 2004, Official Report, columns 35-37WS, which sets out published (provisional) figures for May and June 2004. In May and June just under 20,000 applications to the Worker Registration Scheme were approved. The top five sectors were: hospitality and catering; administration, business and management; agriculture; manufacturing; and retail. Data for July, August and September will be published later this year.

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