According to the news item, which of the following statements is CORRECT?

The number of visas granted to foreign students is to be cut by the UK as part of a crackdown on abuses of the system, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has said. (26) Mr Johnson said tougher rules would require applicants to speak English to a certain level and ban those on short UK courses from bringing dependants. (27) He said the rules were aimed not at genuine students but those who traveled to the UK primarily for work.