§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many student visas were granted in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [132920]
§ Mr. MullinThe information is as follows:
Student visas granted year 1998 69,607 1999 75,607 2000 99,559 Financial Year 2001–02 121,466 2002–02 132,890 The table shows the number of student visas issued at entry clearance posts worldwide each year since 1998. Since 2001, statistics have been collated by Financial Year (1 April to 31 March) rather than calendar year.
§ Mr. Jon Owen JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the 20(a) further education institutions and (b) higher education institutions with the highest number of student visas granted for studying at that institution. [132921]
§ Mr. MullinWe do not keep centralised records of further education and higher education institutions at which applicants for student visas wish to study. To obtain such figures would incur disproportionate costs.