Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP Steve Brine has again raised the issue of student visas in the House of Commons. A Government consultation on the visa system ended last month and Ministers are expected to announce their recommendations to Parliament in the coming weeks.

The English UK website has just had its busiest-ever week, with more than 11,000 visits to its pages. Traffic jumped by 17 per cent in one week alone, with particular jumps recorded in page views from China, Indonesia, Egypt and Pakistan.

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English UK members can now benefit from a 50% reduction in the price of the annual UKCISA manual. The manual is an invaluable handbook for those who advise international students coming to study in the UK.

English UK has given a guarded welcome to the Government's new tourism policy. While welcoming the Coalition's commitment to developing the tourist industry and improving visitors' experience at passport control and in applying for visas, chief executive Tony Millns says the policy is at odds with its desire to cut international student numbers.

The sections likely to be of most interest to language centres are those on improving tourist visas and passport control, the intention to increase the popularity of destinations outside London, and plans to reform the way tourist boards operate.