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<p>A target to increase the value of education exports to £30bn by 2020 was set by
the previous government. The target is rightly ambitious and the Department for Education
remains committed to working with the rest of government and the sector to driving
progress towards achieving it.</p><p> </p><p>This Government continues to support
growth in UK education exports, including through the work of the team dedicated to
education exports in the Department for International Trade (DIT). They have recently
announced the establishment of a DIT Education Sector Advisory Board, chaired by my
hon. Friend for Wyre Forest (Bill Esterson), which will support the aspirations of
the sector internationally.</p><p> </p><p>The Government actively promotes study in
the UK through the GREAT Campaign and through the British Council, which promotes
the UK in over 100 countries. The UK attracts high numbers of overseas students, second
only to the USA in terms of our market share, and there continues to be no limit to
the number who can come here to study.</p>
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