Student Visas Debate

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Student Visas

Lindsay Hoyle Excerpts
Tuesday 24th June 2014

(10 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Brokenshire Portrait James Brokenshire
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Again, my hon. Friend highlights the need for those academic institutions to fulfil their responsibilities and to know that students are attending their courses. It is precisely such measures that our inspectors investigate when they check whether those institutions are meeting their responsibilities. Ultimately, as a highly trusted sponsor, they should know where students are residing and whether they are attending their courses. That is precisely the purpose of the system and why we monitor it in the way that we do.

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)
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Last but certainly not least, I call John Glen.

John Glen Portrait John Glen (Salisbury) (Con)
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To what extent are London campuses opened by universities based many miles from London simply devices to harbour bogus students, and how can we be sure that we will not see many more bogus students siphoned through those campuses in future?