Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the consequences to higher education institutions of the applying the 6 per cent levy on foreign students' tuition fees, proposed in Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May, to courses of less than six months.

The immigration white paper sets out a series of measures that will achieve a reduction in net migration, while maintaining the UK’s globally competitive offer to international students and making a significant contribution to growth by boosting our skills base.

This includes the commitment to explore the introduction of a levy on higher education (HE) provider income from international students, with proceeds to be reinvested in the domestic HE and skills system. The department will set out more details around the levy in the Autumn Budget.

Analysis of the potential impacts is based on the levy applying to English HE providers only. The department will fully consult all the devolved governments on the implementation of the international student levy.