Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the (a) current and (b) future costs of (i) visas and (ii) permanent residency documents for overseas academics to work at UK Universities.

Department for Education officials meet regularly with Home Office officials to discuss a range of issues regarding overseas academic staff at UK universities

Border, immigration and citizenship fees are reviewed on an annual basis. The current visa fees are set out in the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018. Full details can be found via the following link: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/330/pdfs/uksi_20180330_en.pdf.