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Question on Tier 4 visa requirements from Liz McInnes MP

Written question answered on Wednesday 27 June 2018 Liz McInnes MP (Labour) asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria his Department used to determine which countries qualified for the recent relaxation of Tier 4 visa requirements for overseas students. Answered on 27 June 2018 by Caroline Nokes, Minister of State for […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 29/06/2018
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Question on visas issued to Indian students from Martyn Day MP

Written question answered on Tuesday 26 June 2018 Martyn Day MP (Labour) asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the change in the number of student visas issued to applicants from India between 2010 and 2018. Answered on 26 June 2018 by Caroline Nokes, Minister of […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 29/06/2018
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Question on fee and loan status EU students from Daniel Zeichner MP

Oral question answered on Monday 25 June 2018 Daniel Zeichner MP (Labour) asked the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the eligibility of EU students starting courses in English higher education institutions in 2019-20 and 2020-21 for home fee status and student loans and grants. Answered on 25 June 2018 by […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 29/06/2018
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Question on Indian student number from Angela Rayner MP

Written question answered on Monday 25 June 2018 Angela Rayner MP (Labour) asked the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of students of Indian nationality who were studying at English higher education providers in each academic year since 2010-11. Answered on 14 June 2018 by Sam Gyimah, Universities […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 29/06/2018
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Question on monitoring of students on sponsored visas from Layla Moran MP

Written question answered on Thursday 14 June 2018 Layla Moran MP (Liberal Democrats) asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department issues to universities in respect of their monitoring the whereabouts of international employees and students on sponsored visas. Answered on 14 June 2018 by Caroline Nokes, Minister of State […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 29/06/2018
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Question on future overseas student numbers from Jo Stevens MP

Written question answered on Monday 4 June 2018 Jo Stevens MP (Labour) asked the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of overseas students studying in UK universities over the next 10 years. Answered on 4 June 2018 by Sam Gyimah, Universities Minister The government fully recognises the important […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 08/06/2018
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Question on international student complaints from Gordon Marsden MP

Written question answered on Wednesday 23 May 2018 Gordon Marsden MP (Labour) asked the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the findings of the report by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education of 26 April 2018 on the relative proportion […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 08/06/2018
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Question on loans for EU students during Brexit transition period from Baroness Garden

Written question answered on Tuesday 22 May 2018 Baroness Garden of Frognal (Liberal Democrat) asked Her Majesty’s Government whether EU students studying in the UK will be eligible for student loans in England during the EU transition period from 2019. Answered on 22 May 2018 by Viscount Younger of Leckie, Lords Spokesperson (Department for Education) […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 08/06/2018
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Question on wrongfully revoked overseas student visas from Lord Taylor

Written question answered on Monday 14 May 2018 Lord Taylor of Warwick (non-affiliated) asked Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that up to 7,000 foreign students had their visas wrongfully revoked; and what assessment, if any, they have made of the circumstances which led to that outcome. Answered on 14 May […]
  • Posted by Rhys Newcombe-Jones
  • On 18/05/2018
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