Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to share with universities the number of dependents linked to an individual's study visa.

Information related to applications and dependants is contained across multiple systems and we do not publish data relating to the number of dependants per student by institution.

Universities have a direct relationship with their students during the academic application and enrolment process and the Home Office encourages institutions to use these mechanisms if they wish to gather data regarding family members of students.

We keep our immigration policies under constant review to ensure they serve the UK’s best interests and reflect our priorities.