§ Lord Brougham and Vauxasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their response to the document published by the Overseas Students Trust, a copy of which has been sent to them.
§ Baroness YoungOn 9th June 1982, the then Secretary of State, Mr. Pym, welcomed the Overseas Students Trust's major report on overseas student policy. The Government now welcome this follow-up report as another constructive contribution to the development of policy in this important sector.
We note that the report fully supports the general lines of the Government's policy to welcome overseas students and to provide awards for a wide range of selected candidates. The report will now be carefully considered in the inter-departmental group on overseas student matters, and at the forthcoming round table meeting on overseas student affairs. This latter body involves interested individuals and organisations as well as government departments, and will be chaired by my honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science, Mr. George Walden.