PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND NET MIGRATION TARGETS (27 January 2015)

Motion Details

That this House recognises the enormous cultural, academic and economic contribution that international students studying at UK universities make to the country; is concerned at the dramatic drop in students enrolling to study at UK universities from some of the UK's major international trading partners; believes that the public does not generally view international students to be migrants and does not wish to see their number reduced; and urges the Government to exclude university students from efforts to bear down on immigration including by removing university students from any target to reduce net migration.

Sponsored by:
Paul Blomfield (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
43
48%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
22
24%
 
 
Conservative
8
9%
 
 
Scottish National Party
4
4%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
4
4%
 
 
Independent
3
3%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
2%
 
 
Green Party
1
1%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
 
 
Workers Party of Britain
1
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (90 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr Graham Allen
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Con
Mr Richard Bacon
Lab
Mr Adrian Bailey
Lab
Sir Hugh Bayley
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Con
Mr Brian Binley
LD
Gordon Birtwistle
Lab
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Lab
Paul Blomfield (Sponsor)
Lab
Lord Blunkett
LD
Annette Brooke
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Con
Sir William Cash
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Sir David Crausby
LD
Mike Crockart
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Lab
Paul Farrelly
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Con
Mark Field
Lab
Robert Flello
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
WPB
George Galloway
IGC
Mike Gapes
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Lilian Greenwood
Nottingham South
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
John Hemming
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
LD
Martin Horwood
SNP
Stewart Hosie
LD
Mark Hunter
LD
Dr Julian Huppert
LD
Mr Charles Kennedy
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Lab
Liz McInnes
Lab
Ann McKechin
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Andrew Miller
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Mr George Mudie
LD
Greg Mulholland
Lab
Chi Onwurah
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Lab
Sandra Osborne
DUP
Ian Paisley
Lab
Lucy Powell
Manchester Central
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Lab
Steve Rotheram
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Con
Sir Gary Streeter
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
LD
Lord Stunell
Lab
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
LD
Ian Swales
Lab
Emily Thornberry
Islington South and Finsbury
LD
Mr Mike Thornton
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Valerie Vaz
Walsall and Bloxwich
Lab
Joan Walley
LD
Mr David Ward
Con
Mike Weatherley
SNP
Mike Weir
Con
Chris White
SNP
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Mr Mark Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Jenny Willott
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire

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