Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Indian High Commissioner on students who had their visa applications declined due to allegations of cheating on ETS English language tests.

The Foreign Secretary has had no recent discussions with the Indian High Commissioner on this subject. Responsibility for the UK visa service lies with the Home Office. In 2017, 14,500 Indian students were granted visas to study in the UK, a 27% increase on the previous 12 months.