Written questions

Overseas Students: Finance

2026-05-17 · Department for Education · 2653 · Official question

Siân Berry

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the total annual value of inward investment attributable to international students in each of the last five years; and what the average contribution of international student was in

Answer

The government is committed to a United Kingdom that is outward looking and welcomes international students who make a positive contribution to the UK’s higher education (HE) sector, our economy and society as a whole.The Higher Education Statistics Agenc...