§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his Department's current policy and practice on enforcing deportation decisions against students who have been found to be working in breach of their conditions of entry; what definition is used of student; and whether he will list the colleges which he would not recognise as providing courses of study for overseas students acceptable under the immigration rules.
§ Mr. Peter LloydAny overseas student who wishes to work during his free time or vacations may do so by obtaining the requisite permission from the Department of Employment. Each case in which a student is found working without such permission is considered on its748W individual merits: as required by the immigration rules, the case for deportation is considered in the light of all known relevant factors. For this purpose a student is a person who at the time meets the requirements of the immigration rules for the grant of leave to enter or remain as a student. The Immigration and Nationality Department keeps records of information which has come to light about individual colleges. In dealing with individual applications from students, account is taken of any material which is available to the Department about the circumstances of, and courses offered by, the colleges concerned. Caseworkers are made aware of what information is available by means of internal notices which are part of staff instructions and are not published.