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Written question asked by Neil O'Brien (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2026 (named day). It was answered by Mike Tapp (Labour) on Monday, 13 July 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.

Visas: Sponsorship

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the UK Visas and Immigration's document entitled Register of licensed sponsors: students, updated on 8 July 2026, how many students were sponsored by each Higher Education Institution listed as a student sponsor in the most recent year for which data is available.

Answer

The Home Office does not publish sponsored study visa data broken down by individual Higher Education Institution. However, published data on sponsored study visas is available in the Home Office’s immigration statistics at: Student sponsor guidance - GOV.UK.

The Home Office does not routinely publish a breakdown of sponsor-compliance decisions by assessment type.

Further information is available in the published Sponsor Guidance and the Sponsor Compliance Visits Guidance on GOV.UK: Sponsorship: guidance for employers and educators - GOV.UK.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17002
Session
2026-27
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Universities Visas Students Sponsorship
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk