Visas

Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke Excerpts

Thursday 22nd July 2010 Lords Chamber

[Lord De Mauley]

My Lords, yes, I am aware of that. As I have tried to explain, there are certain routes to facilitate an artist in that situation, but they have to be used with a system of undertaking proper checks of documentation.

[Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke]

My Lords, many artists travel to this country—to study, in particular—on ancestry visas. What is the coalition policy on ancestry visas?

[Lord De Mauley]

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. I am not briefed on that specific point, so I will write to her, if I may.