Question follow-through · 107655

Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Strategy to boost UK education abroad in major £40bn growth drive, published on 20 January 2026, what estimate her Department has made of the expected numbers

answeredDepartment for Education

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Department for Education
Tabled
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
2 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Department’s press release entitled Strategy to boost UK education abroad in major £40bn growth drive, published on 20 January 2026, what estimate her Department has made of the expected numbers

  2. 26 Jan 2026

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  3. 2 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The new International Education Strategy has confirmed the government's continued commitment to welcome international students who meet the requirements to study in the UK. They join one of the world’s most vibrant, diverse and inclusive learning communit...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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