Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 81787

Overseas Students: Visas

Tabled: 13 October 2025

Answered: 12 November 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing an annual cap on the number of student visas issued.

Answer

Josh MacAlister

The government is committed to a United Kingdom that is outward looking and welcomes international students, who make a positive contribution to the UK’s higher education sector, our economy and society as a whole. Universities in England received an esti...

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