Question follow-through · 3978

Universities: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of levels of uptake of university applications in the last 12 months.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
5 Sept 2024
Answer
13 Sept 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of levels of uptake of university applications in the last 12 months.

  2. 5 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. The majority of students who applied for places at universities in 2024 will have done so before the change of government in July 2024. Final applications, accepta...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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