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Student Visas: Pilot Study

Baroness Afshar Excerpts
Wednesday 7th September 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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I am not sure that there is a question in there, but I will answer by saying that I disagree with the noble Lord.

Baroness Afshar Portrait Baroness Afshar (CB)
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I declare an interest in the University of York, one of the northern universities, where the Erasmus exchange programme has been invaluable in providing an understanding across Europeans and teaching languages to students who may not naturally be given to learning languages. We must consider benefits other than the immediate impact—and can we please include the northern universities?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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I totally agree that the Erasmus programme has been very helpful to students, and certainly that is something that I shall take back for the noble Baroness.