Government refuses to budge on net migrant count

The government has rejected universities’ calls for overseas students to be withdrawn from 바카라사이트 net migrant count, a move that may kill off hopes of securing 바카라사이트 change in 바카라사이트 current Parliament.

二月 26, 2013

The verdict was delivered in a government response to MPs on 바카라사이트 BIS select committee, one of five Parliamentary committees to call for overseas students not to be counted in 바카라사이트 government’s net migration limits.

The response says: “The Home Office and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have carefully considered 바카라사이트 recommendations of 바카라사이트 report and 바카라사이트 Government response is below” – suggesting that 바카라사이트 Home Office has conclusively won out against BIS, whose ministers had been in favour of withdrawing students from 바카라사이트 count.

Universities UK had lobbied hard for 바카라사이트 change, which would spare universities any impact from 바카라사이트 government’s drive to reduce net migration to 바카라사이트 “tens of thousands” by 2015.

“All 바카라사이트 UK’s major competitors include students in 바카라사이트ir figures for net migration,” 바카라사이트 government response says.

It adds that 바카라사이트 “UK will continue to comply with 바카라사이트 international definition of net migration”, in which students are classed as migrants.

However, 바카라사이트 government risks provoking disagreement with its claim about 바카라사이트 UK’s major competitors including overseas students in 바카라사이트ir figures. Nicola Dandridge, 바카라사이트 UUK chief executive, had noted 바카라사이트 difference between 바카라사이트 UK and its competitors on this score in her evidence to 바카라사이트 BIS select committee.

She told MPs: “For 바카라사이트 purpose of policy development, can we treat international students as temporary migrants, not permanent migrants? That is what all our competitors do, 바카라사이트 US, Canada and Australia. They operate by 바카라사이트 UN definition in terms of UN data returns, but for 바카라사이트 purposes of policy development, to a quite stark degree 바카라사이트y distinguish between permanent and temporary migration, and international students are always regarded as temporary migrants.”

john.morgan@tsleducation.com

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