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Student Numbers

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 21 October 2025UIN 81786

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of numbers of international students on the availability of university places for UK students.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

I refer the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock to the answer of 28 February 2025 to Question 31700.

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