Written Question

Mr. Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many permits were issued in each month of 2008 under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme and Tier One of the points-based system; how many dependants were included in those permits; which the top 10 countries of origin were for such permit holders in 2008; and how many permits were issued to applicants from each such country. [256882]

Member Answering Question: Phil Woolas MP, Phil Woolas MP, Minister for Borders and Immigration [holding answer 23 February 2009]:

Answer: The information requested on tier 1 of the points based system is not currently available. It will be published as part of the Migration Statistics in August 2009.

Information for the Highly Skilled Migrant programme (HSMP) is set out as follows. The table shows the number of permits (approvals) granted under the HSMP route by month, from January 2008 until December 2008 and includes information on both In Country and Out of Country grants for main applicants and dependants.

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