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Palestine: Overseas Students

Commons · Question 80386 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will consider allowing Palestinian students starting studies at UK universities in 2025 to apply to bring dependent children to the UK.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 5 Nov 2025

On 27 October, the Government updated our guidance on scholarships for students from Gaza to confirm that it was now also seeking to support the departure of the dependents of those students who are eligible under immigration rules. Full details can be fo...