Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people from (1) Afghanistan, (2) Cameroon, (3) Myanmar, (4) Sudan, (5) China, and (6) Nigeria, are in the UK on student visas.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas and in-country extensions by visa type and nationality in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Table 1 contains data on the requested nationalities for sponsored study visa grants and table 2 contains data on the requested nationalities for extensions on sponsored study visas. The data provided is for main applicants and dependants. Not everyone granted a visa, or extension, will currently be in the UK. The latest data is up to the end of December 2025.
The Home Office publishes the Migrant Journey report which provides data on the number of individuals who hold valid Study-related leave, by nationality, at the end of a given year within their immigration journey. Data on the number of migrants holding valid leave on a study route at the end of a given year are published in table MJ_D01 of the Migrant Journey detailed dataset and table 3. Not everyone with valid leave will currently be in the UK – the dataset counts people with valid immigration status rather than confirmed presence in the country. The latest data is up to the end of December 2024.
Table 1 – Grants on Sponsored Study Student visas, year ending 2021 to year ending 2025
Nationality | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Afghanistan | 329 | 819 | 1,853 | 454 | 277 |
Cameroon | 411 | 537 | 568 | 385 | 536 |
Myanmar | 487 | 1,124 | 1,575 | 1,778 | 2,084 |
Sudan | 308 | 341 | 290 | 262 | 242 |
China | 119,045 | 103,804 | 109,974 | 104,626 | 89,272 |
Nigeria | 42,969 | 118,896 | 95,498 | 27,170 | 37,090 |
Table 2 – Grants on Sponsored Study Student extensions, year ending 2021 to year ending 2025
Nationality | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
Afghanistan | 10 | 17 | 37 | 13 | 45 |
Cameroon | 59 | 39 | 64 | 56 | 44 |
Myanmar | 79 | 178 | 294 | 227 | 279 |
Sudan | 64 | 75 | 101 | 54 | 47 |
China | 8,770 | 23,442 | 14,704 | 12,734 | 11,076 |
Nigeria | 3,788 | 4,707 | 5,015 | 4,649 | 3,894 |
Table 3 – Number of journeys where an individual held sponsored study leave at the end of 2024
Nationality | Journeys |
Afghanistan | 1,255 |
Cameroon | 885 |
Myanmar | 3,009 |
Sudan | 583 |
China | 221,855 |
Nigeria | 89,022 |
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Myanmar citizens are currently in the UK on student visas.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Home Office Migration Statistics do not capture the number of Myanmar citizens currently in the UK on student visas.
The Home Office does though publish data on how many study applications were issued for Myanmar citizens. These can be found in our published statistics:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2020/how-many-people-come-to-the-uk-each-year-including-visitors
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of one-to-one programmes for serial stalkers.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Stalking is an horrific crime which can have a devastating impact on victims and this Government is determined to tackle it. The monitoring and assessment of individuals convicted of stalking is an operational matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners. Data is not held centrally. To support effective assessment and monitoring by the police, details of those convicted of stalking is held on the Police National Computer and, where appropriate, on the Violent and Sexual Offenders Register.
The Government’s Violence against Women and Girls Strategy published in March 2016 makes clear that a sustainable approach to preventing abuse is dependent on changing the attitude and behaviour of perpetrators. Through the Police Innovation Fund the Government is supporting, promoting and evaluating innovative models to tackle perpetrators’ behaviour and will continue to do so.
On 7 December the Government announced that it will introduce a Stalking Protection Order to help protect victims at the earliest possible opportunity and deter perpetrators. The new order will be available to the police on application to the courts and will allow the imposition of both restrictions and other measures such as a requirement to attend a treatment programme.
The College of Policing’s What Works Centre for Crime Reduction is working to build the evidence base for effective intervention with perpetrators.
Asked by: Baroness Nye (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 November (HL Deb, col 2041), how frequently individuals convicted of stalking are assessed and monitored by the police.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Stalking is an horrific crime which can have a devastating impact on victims and this Government is determined to tackle it. The monitoring and assessment of individuals convicted of stalking is an operational matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners. Data is not held centrally. To support effective assessment and monitoring by the police, details of those convicted of stalking is held on the Police National Computer and, where appropriate, on the Violent and Sexual Offenders Register.
The Government’s Violence against Women and Girls Strategy published in March 2016 makes clear that a sustainable approach to preventing abuse is dependent on changing the attitude and behaviour of perpetrators. Through the Police Innovation Fund the Government is supporting, promoting and evaluating innovative models to tackle perpetrators’ behaviour and will continue to do so.
On 7 December the Government announced that it will introduce a Stalking Protection Order to help protect victims at the earliest possible opportunity and deter perpetrators. The new order will be available to the police on application to the courts and will allow the imposition of both restrictions and other measures such as a requirement to attend a treatment programme.
The College of Policing’s What Works Centre for Crime Reduction is working to build the evidence base for effective intervention with perpetrators.