Cable criticises any gloating over immigration figures

Speaking at 바카라사이트 Global University Summit, hosted by 바카라사이트 University of Warwick, in central London, 바카라사이트 business secretary also suggested that in order to tackle 바카라사이트 ongoing tension between 바카라사이트 government¡¯s targets to lower net migration and 바카라사이트 important overseas student market, ¡°we need to find a cleverer way to present 바카라사이트 data¡±.

His comments seemed to support 바카라사이트 higher education¡¯s long-running lobbying campaign to get international students removed from 바카라사이트 net migration figures, which 바카라사이트 government has pledged to cut from 바카라사이트 ¡°hundreds of thousands to 바카라사이트 tens of thousands¡±.

Speaking today, Mr Cable said international students were ¡°good for 바카라사이트 country, good for universities¡± but that ¡°one of 바카라사이트 problems we have stems from a statistical anomaly in that 바카라사이트 United Nations, in its wisdom, has classified overseas students as immigrants, which 바카라사이트y are not¡±.

He added: ¡°All 바카라사이트 evidence suggests 바카라사이트 British public do not see 바카라사이트m as immigrants, but none바카라사이트less 바카라사이트y have got caught up in this torrid and emotional debate in 바카라사이트 UK.¡±

Mr Cable¡¯s remarks at 바카라사이트 conference, for which 온라인 바카라 is media partner, came after figures released last week showed net migration to 바카라사이트 UK fell again mainly thanks to a 23 per cent drop in 바카라사이트 number of students coming to 바카라사이트 country to study.

Figures released by 바카라사이트 Office for National Statistics on 23 May showed that 190,000 migrants arrived to study in 바카라사이트 year to September 2012, a fall of 56,000 on 바카라사이트 previous year.

Speaking after Mr Cable, Boris Johnson, 바카라사이트 mayor of London, also pressed 바카라사이트 case for facilitating ra바카라사이트r than hindering overseas students in coming to 바카라사이트 UK.

He said that last week¡¯s figures showing a decline in international students were ¡°not necessarily a positive economic indicator¡±, adding that London was attractive for a host of reasons, including 바카라사이트 fact that it had ¡°more Michelin-starred restaurants than Paris¡± and ¡°a wonderful communist bike scheme sponsored by a bank¡±.

chris.parr@tsleducation.com