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Written question asked by Greg Knight (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 February 2007. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 March 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.


Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had on the processes for assessing applications for student visas; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

[holding answer 26 February 2007]: Processes are the responsibility of the operational directorates within the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) and performance is kept under regular review by Ministers. Policy governing student routes is reviewed on a regular basis and Parliament is regularly updated with any proposed changes.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
457 c1927W;457 c1913W; 122727
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Overseas students Visas
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk