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Further Education: Isles of Scilly

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that post 16 year old pupils who live on the Isles of Scilly have equality of affordable opportunity to state sector study as their mainland counterparts.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
25 Jul 2024
Target answer date
29 Jul 2024
Answer
2 Aug 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that post 16 year old pupils who live on the Isles of Scilly have equality of affordable opportunity to state sector study as their mainland counterparts.

  2. 29 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Aug 2024

    Answer published

    The government is committed to providing high quality education to all young people, regardless of their background or where they live. The department understands the unique challenges students and families from the Isles of Scilly face in accessing study...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Higher Education: Finance

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4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of staff redundancies (a) announced and (b) implemented by higher education providers in England since 1 January 2025.

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Higher Education: Regulation

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