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Student visas: statement of intent and transitional measures. 17 p.

Student visas: statement of intent and transitional measures. 17 p.

Statement on changes in policy for issuing student visas.

Statement on changes in policy for issuing student visas.

Lords statement on student visas.

Lords statement on student visas.

Yes, I can confirm that. The message that the right hon. Gentleman can take back to his constituents is that the universities in Manchester are open for business to first-class international students, as they always have been.

Yes, I can confirm that. The message that the right hon. Gentleman can take back to his constituents is that the universities in Manchester are open for business to first-class international students, as they always have been.

During the consultation, we had discussions with the Scottish Government and the Secretary of State for Scotland. He and I spoke about the concerns that Scottish universities had raised with him, one of which related to students who had an entrepreneurial idea and wished to stay on to launch a...

During the consultation, we had discussions with the Scottish Government and the Secretary of State for Scotland. He and I spoke about the concerns that Scottish universities had raised with him, one of which related to students who had an entrepreneurial idea and wished to stay on to launch a...

The shadow Home Secretary claimed last month that, under the points system, ““a lot of progress”” was being made. Will my right hon. Friend assess the progress that Labour made in controlling migration?

The shadow Home Secretary claimed last month that, under the points system, ““a lot of progress”” was being made. Will my right hon. Friend assess the progress that Labour made in controlling migration?

May I congratulate the Home Secretary and her Minister of State on this important and long overdue measure to put right years of neglect in the system? After the system has had time to settle down, will she consult the Migration Advisory Committee and ask for any recommendations it might...

May I congratulate the Home Secretary and her Minister of State on this important and long overdue measure to put right years of neglect in the system? After the system has had time to settle down, will she consult the Migration Advisory Committee and ask for any recommendations it might...

I thank my hon. Friend for his welcome for the statement. We are asking the Migration Advisory Committee generally to look annually at the immigration arrangements that we are putting in place, but it will be consulted, as I made clear in my statement, if we find that the number...

I thank my hon. Friend for his welcome for the statement. We are asking the Migration Advisory Committee generally to look annually at the immigration arrangements that we are putting in place, but it will be consulted, as I made clear in my statement, if we find that the number...

They are not included in the migration figures, and they are therefore not covered by my statement. However, as the hon. Gentleman will probably know from discussions in which he has engaged in the past with, among others, the Minister for Immigration, my hon. Friend the. Member for Ashford (Damian...

They are not included in the migration figures, and they are therefore not covered by my statement. However, as the hon. Gentleman will probably know from discussions in which he has engaged in the past with, among others, the Minister for Immigration, my hon. Friend the. Member for Ashford (Damian...

The requirements will be B2 for university-level study and B1 for below degree-level study, so there will be a B1 requirement for the pathway courses. As the hon. Gentleman will know—this enables me to answer a question asked earlier by the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette...

The requirements will be B2 for university-level study and B1 for below degree-level study, so there will be a B1 requirement for the pathway courses. As the hon. Gentleman will know—this enables me to answer a question asked earlier by the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette...

That is the point.

That is the point.

I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend's statement, and congratulate her on her approach. Can she assure me that she will be tough and allow only legitimate institutions on to the highly trusted sponsor list? That would of course benefit us in the United Kingdom, but we must also be...

I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend's statement, and congratulate her on her approach. Can she assure me that she will be tough and allow only legitimate institutions on to the highly trusted sponsor list? That would of course benefit us in the United Kingdom, but we must also be...

What I am doing at every possible opportunity is saying that our universities are still open for business to overseas students. I have said at every stage, both throughout the statement and in response to a number of questions, that the whole point of what we are proposing is to...

What I am doing at every possible opportunity is saying that our universities are still open for business to overseas students. I have said at every stage, both throughout the statement and in response to a number of questions, that the whole point of what we are proposing is to...

I welcome the general thrust of the statement, and my constituents will be delighted to hear about it. I particularly welcome the statement that Britain's universities are open for business to the brightest and best, but I must tell the Home Secretary that that perception does not hold good in...

I welcome the general thrust of the statement, and my constituents will be delighted to hear about it. I particularly welcome the statement that Britain's universities are open for business to the brightest and best, but I must tell the Home Secretary that that perception does not hold good in...

We already have a list of low-risk countries— I think about 15 countries are on it. The quality of documentation that can be provided to back up students' applications is an example of the sort of criteria we will consider for determining that.

We already have a list of low-risk countries— I think about 15 countries are on it. The quality of documentation that can be provided to back up students' applications is an example of the sort of criteria we will consider for determining that.

I also welcome the Home Secretary's statement, as will my constituents. She will be aware of the recent Home Affairs Committee report, which noted from the evidence taken that the student visa system was likely to remain leaky until an effective method of counting students in and out of the...

I also welcome the Home Secretary's statement, as will my constituents. She will be aware of the recent Home Affairs Committee report, which noted from the evidence taken that the student visa system was likely to remain leaky until an effective method of counting students in and out of the...

I serve on the external board of Birmingham university's business school and I must tell the Home Secretary that both Birmingham university and Aston university are experiencing a reduction in the number of applications, so her message is not being heard. May I challenge her a little further on post-study...

I serve on the external board of Birmingham university's business school and I must tell the Home Secretary that both Birmingham university and Aston university are experiencing a reduction in the number of applications, so her message is not being heard. May I challenge her a little further on post-study...

I warmly welcome the package that the Home Secretary has announced today and her determination to tackle the problem of bogus colleges and bogus students, which the Home Affairs Committee has been warning about for a long time, but on which no action had been taken. She has announced that...

I warmly welcome the package that the Home Secretary has announced today and her determination to tackle the problem of bogus colleges and bogus students, which the Home Affairs Committee has been warning about for a long time, but on which no action had been taken. She has announced that...

We have already introduced some English language requirements for people coming here to marry somebody in the UK, but the English language requirement relates to the post-graduate student who will be at university, not to a spouse entering as the dependant. It has been put to me that there are...

We have already introduced some English language requirements for people coming here to marry somebody in the UK, but the English language requirement relates to the post-graduate student who will be at university, not to a spouse entering as the dependant. It has been put to me that there are...