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James Paice Excerpts
Tuesday 15th October 2013

(11 years ago)

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many certificates of sponsorship for tier 5 visas have been issued by each sponsoring body in each of the last three years.

[Official Report, 25 June 2013, Vol. 565, c. 167-8W.]

Letter of correction from Mark Harper:

An error has been identified in the written answer given to the right hon. Member for South East Cambridgeshire (Sir James Paice) on 25 June 2013.

The full answer given was as follows:

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[holding answer 10 June 2013]: We are unable to provide the data regarding all tier 5 sponsors as the low volume of certificates issued by a third of them would make it possible to identify individuals or personal data.

The following table shows how many certificates of sponsorship (CoS) for tier 5 visas have been issued by the top 50 sponsors in each of the last three years. This information has also been placed in the House Library.

Number of CoS used in support of Tier 5 visa applications issued by top 50 sponsors from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012

Number

Sponsoring organisation

2010

2011

2012

Total

1

The Agency Group Ltd

1,450

1,755

1,710

8,120

2

The Underworld

1,000

1,190

1,330

5,715

3

Creative Artists Agency UK Ltd

840

1,015

1,115

4,825

4

Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd

795

705

1,065

4,065

5

Gricind Ltd T/A ITB

925

655

555

3,720

6

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (UK) Ltd

610

800

735

3,560

7

Culture Arts Ltd

705

705

555

3,370

8

X-R Touring LLP

750

640

540

3,325

9

Bunac

490

660

905

3,205

10

Universal Music Operations Ltd

620

585

590

3,000

11

Primary Talent International Ltd

545

445

600

2,575

12

P & IAS Ltd

380

620

565

2,570

13

Godolphin Management Company Ltd

355

540

635

2,425

14

Askonas Holt

495

380

495

2,245

15

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Great Britain)

445

415

480

2,200

16

Coda Music Agency LLP

360

510

455

2,200

17

Mean Fiddler Holdings Ltd

330

445

560

2,110

18

Classical Events Ltd

590

280

180

1,920

19

3a Entertainment Ltd

390

370

375

1,895

20

Sadler's Wells Trust Ltd

440

405

185

1,880

21

Tin Angel Productions Ltd

270

385

430

1,740

22

IMG Artists (UK) Ltd

400

265

395

1,730

23

Victor Hochhauser

440

330

1,540

24

AEG Live (UK) Ltd

265

335

320

1,520

25

GTI Recruiting Solutions

155

340

430

1,420

26

Hidden Talent Booking

295

305

190

1,390

27

SJM Concerts Ltd

275

320

155

1,345

28

Warner Music (UK) Ltd

225

315

240

1,320

29

Serious Ltd

225

270

315

1,305

30

ATP Concerts Ltd

315

190

290

1,300

31

Academy of Medical Royal Colleges

170

290

350

1,270

32

Caroline Dunkley DJ and Artist Management

85

305

475

1,255

33

Lattitude Global Volunteering

250

260

225

1,245

34

Youth With A Mission Ltd

210

270

240

1,195

35

Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd

210

200

305

1,120

36

Upset The Rhythm

180

250

215

1,080

37

British Council (Language Assistants)

250

190

200

1,080

38

Academy Music Group

195

235

175

1,035

39

Southbank Centre

190

190

260

1,020

40

Free Trade Organisation

215

175

235

1,015

41

Ecorys UK Ltd

250

150

150

950

42

Feld Entertainment UK Ltd

165

185

230

930

43

T&S Immigration Services Ltd

195

535

925

44

Kennedy Street Enterprises Ltd

175

185

190

910

45

Bob Paterson Agency/BPA Live

135

175

285

905

46

Mountbatten Programmes Ltd

190

180

160

905

47

The Law Society of England and Wales

160

180

200

880

48

Elastic Artists Agency Ltd

165

160

225

875

49

CME Artist Services

35

160

400

790

50

British Council (Erasmus Programme)

75

170

280

770

Notes:

1. The figures quoted have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols.

2. Figures relate to Certificates of Sponsorship issued to applicants by sponsoring bodies, and used in support of tier 5 visa applications.

3. Figures rounded to the nearest 5 (— = 0, * = 1 or 2) and may not sum to the totals shown because of independent rounding.



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