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525590

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department spent in the last five years on the provision of English language teachers for students recently arrived in the UK with little knowledge of that language.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	40710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 answer text <p>The department distributes school funding to local authorities through the dedicated schools grant. Each local authority then devises a formula through which it allocates funding to schools in its locality. No funding is allocated on the basis of pupils who have recently arrived from overseas, either from central government to local authorities or from local authorities to individual schools.</p><p>Local authorities can include an ‘English as an additional language’ (EAL) factor in their funding formulae. EAL funding is determined on the basis of census data which records whether or not a pupil’s first language is English. Funding allocated through this factor forms part of the school’s core budget and it is for school leaders to determine how best to use their whole budget so that all pupils can reach their full potential.</p><p>We will introduce a national funding formula from 2017-18 so that funding is fair and matched to need. Our first consultation proposed that the formula should include an EAL factor. We will set out the precise detail of the formula in our second consultation.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/06/2016 10:21:36 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

442366

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 7.3 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, whether she plans to maintain international language requirements for both universities and pre-university students.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	20846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>It is important to ensure that students who come to study in the UK under the Tier 4 route of the points-based system can speak English, in order that they can truly benefit from their British education and will be able to properly integrate with their peers. We will continue to have English language requirements for these students.</p><p>We have an excellent offer for international students who wish to study at our world-leading institutions and there remains no limit on the number who can do so. As a result, the UK remains the second most popular destination in the world for international higher education students. Annual visa applications from international students to study at British universities are now 17 per cent higher than they were in 2010, with visa applications to our elite Russell Group universities up by 39 per cent since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/01/2016 14:54:06 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

229183

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to UK universities of reducing the number of approved English test providers for people applying for a UK visa to two from 6 April 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	228661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not stipulate which institutions the approved provider should use to facilitate their tests so cannot comment on operational changes. The number of approved English language test providers for immigration purposes from 6 April 2015 was determined following an open competition that was launched in October 2014. We cannot comment on the totality of bids received but only those providers who were able to demonstrate that they can and will continue to meet our requirements have been awarded a concession.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 26/03/2015 10:32:17 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1124166

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has spent on (a) internal investigations, (b) court fees and (c) deportation in cases involving TOEIC students since 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	249831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/05/2019 15:38:58 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1124168

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many students have taken the TOEIC English language test since 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	249833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>ETS were removed from the list of approved test providers for immigration purposes on 1 July 2014. A current list of tests and test centres approved by UK Visas and Immigration to show that applicants have the required level of English for their visa is available here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-applying-for-uk-visa-approved-english-language-tests" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-applying-for-uk-visa-approved-english-language-tests</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/05/2019 16:00:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1126820

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2019 to Question 249833, how many students who have taken the TOEIC English language test since 2016 sat the exam in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	254741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my previous answer. ETS were removed from the list of approved test providers for immigration purposes on 1 July 2014. TOEIC has not been accepted for immigration purposes since that date.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 22/05/2019 13:04:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1126821

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2019 to Question 249833, what proportion of students (a) passed and (b) failed the English language test with each approved provider in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	254742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p><p>Individuals may be required to take an English language test for a number of reasons. It is not limited to student applications.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/05/2019 13:16:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

791017

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on (a) internal investigations, (b) court fees and (c) deportation in cases involving TOEIC students.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	113573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>This information is unavailable because Home Office data systems are unable to disaggregate costs in line with the categories in the question.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 20/11/2017 17:56:42 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

428185

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 4 visas have been issued to students entering the UK to study English as a foreign language as their principal area of study in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	16213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>Acquiring this information would involve examining each individual case record held by UKVI for the category. To do so would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/11/2015 17:45:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

944937

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they issue guidance to universities on the appropriate level of spoken and written English for overseas students undertaking a degree course.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL9720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2018 answer text <p>Guidance on the appropriate level of spoken and written English overseas students are required to meet when applying for a visa to undertake a degree course is provided by the Home Office to universities. This is contained within the guidance ‘Tier 4 of the Points Based System: Guidance for Sponsors Document 2: Sponsorship Duties’ from paragraph 5.6 – 5.19 located on GOV.UK <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sponsor-a-tier-4-student-guidance-for-educators" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sponsor-a-tier-4-student-guidance-for-educators</a>.</p><p>Students studying a course at degree level or above must be able to demonstrate they are competent at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR) in all four components (reading, writing, speaking and listening). Higher Education Institutions (HEI) may set the level of English language ability to a higher level than that set out in Home Office guidance, however the minimum level must be met.</p><p>If the student is applying to study at an HEI, the institution can assess whether the student meets the required level of English language ability. If the student is not studying at an HEI, they will need to demonstrate their English language ability by being successful in a secure English language test (SELT) from one of our approved test providers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/08/2018 14:28:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey