{"value":{"id":89755,"askingMemberId":4058,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2014-08-29T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2014-09-02T00:00:00","uin":"207370","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many small and medium-sized enterprises in each (a) district, (b) county and (c) unitary authority hold a Tier 2 general sponsor licence.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1530,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2014-09-08T00:00:00","answerText":"<p /> <p>A Tier 2 sponsor is not required to provide its district, county or unitary authority as part of its sponsor licence application. The Home Office <br>classifies sponsors by region, based on its postcode prefix. The table below shows the breakdown of small and medium-sized enterprises <br>currently holding a Tier 2 general sponsor licence by region. Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Sponsors with Tier 2 General Licence at: 1 September 2014.</p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Sponsors</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London &amp; South East</p></td><td><p>13,682</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlands &amp; East of England</p></td><td><p>3,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales &amp; South West</p></td><td><p>1,172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland &amp; Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East, Yorkshire &amp; the Humber</p></td><td><p>906</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>875</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p />","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Immigration Controls","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/89755","method":"GET"}]}