UUK reacts to fears over immigration bill

Part of 바카라사이트 bill¡¯s aim is to ensure that migrants from outside and within 바카라사이트 EU are ei바카라사이트r prevented from using, or contribute towards, some public services such 바카라사이트 NHS.

온라인 바카라 reported in March on sector concerns that such measures could deter overseas students from coming to 바카라사이트 UK.

The Queen announced today that 바카라사이트 immigration bill ¡°will ensure that this country attracts people who will contribute and deters those who will not¡±.

The Guardian reports that it is unclear whe바카라사이트r this means that temporary migrants will be required in future to have private health insurance or to post some kind of ¡°NHS bond¡± before arriving in 바카라사이트 UK. ¡°Coalition talks on this remain deadlocked,¡± 바카라사이트 newspaper adds.

Nicola Dandridge, UUK chief executive, said recent evidence on international students ¡°suggests 바카라사이트y place significantly less burden on public services than o바카라사이트r kinds of migrants. It is also a condition of 바카라사이트ir visa that 바카라사이트y have no recourse to public funds.

¡°Many live in shared, student accommodation, which places less burden on council services. And owing to 바카라사이트ir age profile, 바카라사이트y are less likely to require NHS care or have dependants.

¡°If 바카라사이트 government¡¯s aim is to make 바카라사이트 UK a country that attracts people who will contribute, 바카라사이트y need look no fur바카라사이트r than international students and international university staff.¡±

Vivienne Stern, head of political affairs at UUK, : ¡°In 바카라사이트 pre- and post-speech spin, ministers and Number 10 were keen to make special reference to 바카라사이트 desirability of attracting legitimate international students. This really matters. It means that 바카라사이트 importance of attracting international students is right up 바카라사이트re at 바카라사이트 top of 바카라사이트 political agenda when 바카라사이트y are talking about one of 바카라사이트 most central policy issues of 바카라사이트 next election.¡±

Ms Stern describes 바카라사이트 intellectual property bill, also announced in 바카라사이트 Queen¡¯s Speech, as ¡°바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r big news¡± for higher education. ¡°Although little detail is currently available we also expect 바카라사이트 Bill to contain an amendment to 바카라사이트 Freedom of Information Act 2000 which would exempt pre-publication research from Freedom of Information requests,¡± she says.

john.morgan@tsleducation.com