Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex) (Con): Does the Minister agree that a pull-through from university officer training corps to the TA is extremely important, and will he confirm the great value that he attaches to OTCs?

Mr. Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many work permits were issued under the Storage Occupation Scheme in 2008; and how many dependants were included in such permits. [256881]

Mr. Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2009, Official Report, column 1829W, on foreign workers, what the definition of a temporary worker under Mode 4 of the General Agreement in Trade and Services is. [267775]

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;