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754640

registered interest
date	20/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote UK higher education abroad to prospective international students.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	6791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government fully recognises the important contribution that international students make to the UK’s higher education sector, both economically and culturally. We welcome genuine students and there remains no limit on the number of international students who can come here to study. The Government actively encourages study in the UK through the GREAT Campaign and through the British Council, which promotes the UK in over 100 countries, connecting millions of people with the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Numbers of international (non-EU domiciled) students studying at UK universities remain at record highs - over 170,000 non-EU entrants to UK higher education institutions for the sixth year running. The latest Home Office visa data also shows that, since 2011, university-sponsored visa applications have risen by around 12 per cent.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/09/2017 06:50:23 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

750226

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many overseas students were in the UK on 1 June 2017; and how many such students there were by country of origin.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	4073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/07/2017 13:55:03 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name 4073 v0.2.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ4073
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

748254

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Departments policy to include student numbers in official migration statistics.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	2807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>International students are included in net migration statistics that are produced by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS). In line with the internationally agreed UN definition, these statistics define a migrant as someone changing their normal place of residence for more than a year. Students are therefore included in the same way as other migrants. Other countries, such as the United States, Canada, and Australia also include students in their net migration figures. Like other migrants, students who stay for longer than 12 months have an impact on communities, infrastructure and services while they are here, so it is right that they are included in the net migration count.</p><p> </p><p>There is no limit to the number of genuine international students who can come to study in the United Kingdom and there are no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/07/2017 13:09:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

714499

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the UK continues to attract international students to study at its universities.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	69378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government values the significant contribution that international students make to the UK’s universities. We welcome genuine students, and we have no plans to introduce a cap on intake for study. The Government also recognises the benefit that education exports bring to the UK and we want to maximise the opportunities for UK providers in this area. As such, we promote study in the UK through the ‘Britain is GREAT’ marketing campaign and also through the British Council, which promotes UK education in over 100 countries, connecting millions of people with the United Kingdom. The UK continues to punch above its weight in terms of market share of international students, attracting the highest numbers after the USA.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/04/2017 15:59:12 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

714091

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the data on HE student enrolments by the HE provider published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency in March 2017, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on the UK economy of the change in the number of international students studying in the UK between 2010-11 and 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	69201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>Information on enrolments and the finances of UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is collected and published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The data shows that from 2010-11 to 2015-16 the number of non-EU international students enrolled in UK HEIs increased by 4% (from 299,000 to 311,000). Over the same period, the total income from the tuition fees of non-EU domiciled students to UK HEIs increased from £2.9bn to £4.5bn in cash terms. This data does not include living expenses from international students, which are a source of additional value to the UK economy.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 30/03/2017 10:35:23 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

711490

registered interest
date	15/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to remove international students from the Government's net migration figures.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	68059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>International students are included in net migration statistics that are produced by the Independent Office for National Statistics (ONS). In line with the internationally agreed UN definition, these statistics define a migrant as someone changing their normal place of residence for more than a year. Students are therefore included in the same way as other migrants. Other countries, such as the United States, Canada, and Australia also include students in their net migration figures. Like other migrants, students who stay for longer than 12 months have an impact on communities, infrastructure and services while they are here, so it is right that they are included in the net migration count.</p><p>There is no limit to the number of genuine international students who can come to study in the United Kingdom and there are absolutely no plans to change this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/03/2017 13:55:36 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

707306

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students
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 an assessment of the feasibility of extracting figures on the number of international students from overall migration numbers.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	66313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the net migration statistics.</p><p>In line with best international practice the ONS includes international students in net migration calculations. International students who stay for longer than 12 months, like other migrants, have an impact on communities, infrastructure and services while they are here.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/03/2017 16:44:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

707308

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she or officials of her Department have had regarding placing limitations on UK universities' ability to recruit international students to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	66301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>There is no cap on the number of genuine international students. All those students who have a sufficient level of English, funds to maintain themselves, relevant qualifications and a genuine intention to study can do so. The Government has no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/03/2017 18:06:12 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

681183

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of overseas students currently studying at UK (a) schools and (b) universities.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	62247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>(a) The Department does not have any data source that separately identifies the number of ‘overseas students’ <em>attending schools in the UK</em> where an overseas student is defined as a student who is not normally resident in the UK but has travelled to the UK to study.</p><p>(b) Data published by the Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) shows that in 2015/16, 438,000 international students (from both EU and Non-EU countries) were enrolled in UK Higher Education Institutions. Enrolment data for 2016/17 is currently unavailable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 07/02/2017 17:47:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

679177

registered interest
date	26/01/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to address trends in the market share of international students studying in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	61982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the significant contribution that international students bring to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK remains a highly attractive destination for non-EU students, with their numbers remaining at record highs – over 170,000 non-EU entrants to UK HE institutions for the 6th year running. The UK’s success in attracting international students (EU and Non-EU) is reflected in its 10% share of the tertiary international student market in 2014, second only to the US according to the OECD.</p><p> </p><p>The Government promotes study in the UK through the Britain is GREAT marketing campaign and through the British Council, which promotes UK education in over 100 countries, connecting millions of people with the United Kingdom. Government is also promoting UK international success through bilateral engagement on education with overseas partners and through the Chevening and Commonwealth scholarship schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/02/2017 14:31:03 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas