Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to assess the potential (a) social and (b) economic impact of possible policy changes to the graduate route visa for international students; and whether his Department assesses the potential impact of such proposals at the constituency level.

We are committed to attracting the best and brightest to study at our world-class universities, whilst maintaining the integrity of our immigration system, which is why the Home Secretary commissioned an independent review of the Graduate Route.

The MAC reported back on 14 May and the review’s findings are currently being considered very closely.

The Home Office produces impact assessments as a matter of course when policy proposals are developed.