Does my hon. Friend find it slightly perplexing that we have seen a drop of about 40,000 a year in overseas student numbers, which suggests that the very people he wants to attract are being deterred, and that simultaneously we have seen a huge growth in temporary student visas—the very group that the independent inspector warned is most likely to include bogus students?
Student Visas
Proceeding contribution from
Steve McCabe
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 6 June 2013.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Student Visas.
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2013-14
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