Foreign Students In The United Kingdom

EDM number 805 in 2017-19, proposed by Keith Vaz on 16/01/2018.
Categorised under the topics of Higher education, Immigration and Students.

That this House recognises the contributions made by foreign students to the UK’s economy; notes the research carried out by the Higher Education Policy Institute and Kaplan International Pathways showing that international students bring £20 billion to the UK each year; further notes the role played by universities in promoting the UK’s values globally; and calls on the Government to drop overseas students from its immigration targets.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.