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Overseas Students: Visas

Asked by Tom HayesLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 4 June 2025UIN 54216

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on visa applications for students attending English as a Foreign Language (EFL) schools.

Answered by Gareth Thomas

As the Minister for Exports, I regularly meet with ministerial counterparts to discuss DBT's interests with regards to International Education. I am due to have a meeting with the Minister for Migration shortly to discuss these interests, including that of English Language Teaching (ELT) schools.

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