Check the official entry clearance numbers on page 33: http://uk.sitestat.com/homeoffice/rds/s?rds.immiq110pdf&ns_type=pdf&ns_url=[http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs10/immiq110.pdf] To cut 60,000 p.a., that is 15,000 per quarter. For 2010 quarter 1, tier 1 is 1930, tier 2 general is 2,735, tier 2...