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Universities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of universities.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
31 Oct 2024
Target answer date
4 Nov 2024
Answer
8 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of universities.

  2. 4 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The department understands that universities are under financial pressure, which is why we have taken the difficult decision to announce a tuition fee rise of 3.1% which will take effect at the start of the 2025/2026 academic year.The tuition fee limit in...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Pupils: Attendance

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Pupils: Attendance

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