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1654513

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date	19/07/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Science: Innovation and Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the cost of (a) the immigration health surcharge and (b) student visas on the (i) global influence of UK-based science and (ii) ability to attract international (A) researchers and (B) innovators.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	195287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Science &amp; Technology Framework sets out the government’s plan to cement the UK as a Science and Technology superpower by 2030 and the government is committed to ensuring the UK’s immigration system supports economic growth and remains competitive in attracting and retaining the best international researchers and innovators.</p><p>As announced on 13 July, increases to student visa fees and the immigration health surcharge will help to cover the cost of the migration and border system and help to improve it, as well as cover the genuine cost to the NHS of providing healthcare to those who use it.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 06/09/2023 11:38:56 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1654514

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date	19/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Entry Clearances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of increases in visa costs for international students and researchers on the higher education sector.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	195288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2023 answer text <p>The department has been successful in delivering the International Education Strategy ambition of hosting at least 600,000 students per year by 2030 for the last two years, and the government fully expects the UK to continue to be an attractive destination for international students.</p><p>We are increasing fees across a range of immigration routes, including for people coming here to live, work and study, at a time of record high migration numbers. It is the government’s policy that those who use and benefit most from the immigration system should contribute towards the cost of operating the system, reducing the burden on the UK taxpayer.</p><p>Our visa fees are competitive globally and there is little evidence that fee increases to date have significantly affected demand on work, study and tourism routes.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 05/09/2023 10:54:52 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1654515

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for when increases in the cost of (a) works visas, (b) study visas and (c) the immigration health surcharge will come into effect.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	195289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>We will lay regulations in the Autumn to amend the immigration and nationality fee and IHS levels and set out which immigration routes are impacted.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 07/09/2023 10:44:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1654516

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Health Services and Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow international students to split the cost of their (a) visa and (b) immigration health surcharge over the duration of their visa, in the context of planned increases in those costs.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	195290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>There is no intention to permit the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) to be paid in instalments. The IHS is designed to be paid up-front, in full, so an individual’s healthcare is covered for the duration of their immigration permission in the UK.</p><p>The immigration and nationality fees regulations 2018 require visa fees to be paid in full in order for the application to be valid. There are currently no plans to change this requirement.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 07/09/2023 10:48:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith