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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

672746

registered interest
date	13/01/2017
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 her Department has made of the economic value of international students to UK universities and their local areas.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	59907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The most recent estimate of the value of international education to the UK can be found in the Government’s International Education Strategy, published in July 2013. This analysis showed that EU and Non-EU students at UK universities contributed an estimated £9.7bn in 2011 to the UK economy (tuition fees and living expenditure). The analysis does not separate this contribution for local areas.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/01/2017 17:55:30 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

669030

registered interest
date	06/01/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton of 21 October 2016 to Question 48536, on overseas students, if her Department will undertake a cost-benefit analysis of the economic contribution that net student migration makes to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	58738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that international students make an important contribution during their time here, and they help make our education system one of the best in the world. The UK remains the second most popular destination in the world for international higher education students. There is no limit on the number of genuine international students who can come to the study to UK.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 10/01/2017 15:15:21 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas