Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help students from Gaza who hold UK university offers to leave Gaza and reach the UK, and whether those steps are consistent with the support offered to students affected by conflict elsewhere.

The Government has confirmed via a policy statement published on 15 July its renewed support for high-achieving students from Gaza to take up fully funded scholarships at UK universities for the 2026/27 academic year. This builds on support already provided by the Government in the last academic year, through which we enabled more than 100 students from Gaza to pursue their studies in the UK

Separately, in the Restoring Order and Control statement, the Home Secretary announced the development of new safe and legal routes for refugees. This included a refugee study route, which will open to applications from prospective lead sponsors later in October. The first arrivals on this route are expected from autumn 2027 onwards. Further details of the new routes, including eligibility requirements, will be announced in due course.