Home Affairs Committee to examine the government consultation on proposed changes to Tier 4 migration

Tuesday 1 February 2011 at 11.00 a.m.
Committee Room 8

Purpose of session:
This is the first evidence session of the Student Visas inquiry which provides the Committee with an opportunity to examine the government consultation on proposed changes to Tier 4 migration. The session will concentrate on how the proposed changes will affect the English Language sector and UK universities.

Witnesses:

At 11.00 a.m.
Tony Milns, Chief Executive, English UK
Elizabeth McLaren, British Council

At approximately 11.30 a.m.
Professor Steve Smith, President of Universities UK
Professor Edward Acton, Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia

At approximately 12.00 noon
Professor David Wark FRS, Imperial College London / Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Mr Simeon Underwood, Academic Registrar, London School of Economics