Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely impact of overseas students being prevented from entering the UK for their (1) graduate, and (2) post-graduate, studies on UK universities’ reputation internationally.

The UK’s HE sector has a strong reputation globally. The department is committed to maintaining the UK as an attractive study destination for international students. As set out in the International Education Strategy, we are working closely with the higher education (HE) sector and other government departments to ensure international students are welcomed and supported.

The department works with colleagues across government to ensure up-to-date immigration advice is available to students to help with their student visa journey.

The department has met the International Education Strategy’s ambition to host at least 600,000 international students per year in the UK, nearly ten years early, with a total of 605,130 international students in the UK in the in the 2020/21 academic year.