Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-EU students had their leave to remain curtailed because of a breach of their visa conditions in 2011. [114866]

Damian Green MP; Minister of State for Immigration[holding answer 2 July 2012]: The UK Border Agency does not keep records of those students whose leave under Tier 4 of the Points-based System was curtailed specifically on the grounds that they had breached their conditions of stay.

Up to 30 June 2012, the UK Border Agency had curtailed the leave of over 29,000 students who had leave to remain under Tier 4 of the Points-based System. This figure includes all curtailments under Tier 4 and is not limited to those students who had leave curtailed due to a breach of visa conditions.

The figure provided above has been derived from local management information and has not been subject to national statistical protocols.

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-EU students were found to be in breach of their visa conditions in 2011. [114867]

Damian Green MP [holding answer 2 July 2012]: The UK Border Agency does not keep records of those students whose leave under Tier 4 of the Points-based System was curtailed specifically on the grounds that they had breached their conditions of stay.

Up to 30 June 2012, the UK Border Agency had curtailed the leave of over 29,000 students who had leave to remain under Tier 4 of the Points-based System. This figure includes all curtailments under Tier 4 and is not limited to those students who had leave curtailed due to a breach of visa conditions.

The figure provided above has been derived from local management information and has not been subject to national statistical protocols.