Written question asked by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Friday, 13 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 April 2012. It was answered by Damian Green (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 April 2012 on behalf of the Home Office.

Immigration: Students

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-EU migrants have leave to remain in the UK as a student, excluding student visitors.

Answer: [holding answer 18 April 2012]: The available statistics relate to the number of visas issued and grants of an extension of stay in the study category (excluding EEA nationals) and are published in tables be.04, be.06.s and ex.06 in the Home Office statistical release 'Immigration Statistics'.These data will include some students who have not yet entered the country and some who have subsequently left the country. Individuals could be counted more than once within the data.A copy of the latest release, 'Immigration Statistics October-December 2011', is available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Science, research and statistics web pages at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/science-research/research-statistics/migration/migration-statistics1/"

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