Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support students from Gaza who have offers to study at UK universities; and if she will take steps to a) improve evacuation logistics; b) treat self-funded students equitably; c) allow dependents; d) allow university English assessments for foundation-year students; e) exempt universities supporting Gazan students, from sponsor compliance thresholds; f) identify, track, and support all Gazan offer holders; g) abolish the visa deadline.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 12 January in response to Question 103313. To date, we have supported seven cohorts of students and qualifying dependants to leave Gaza to take up their university places in the UK for the 2025/26 academic year. Future support in this area will be announced in the normal way in due course.